cooktop
English
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Noun
cooktop (plural cooktops)
- (cooking, US, Canada) An assembly of burners for cooking.
- One designed to fit onto a surface such as the top of a table.
- A stovetop: the top of a range (an appliance that has multiple burners and also an oven).
- 2009 January 25, By Dr Cindy Pan, “Living with epilepsy”, in Herald Sun[1]:
- These include such precautions as swimming only in the company of a responsible adult who knows about your condition and how to manage a seizure; getting your doctor to assess whether or not you should drive; having showers rather than baths, and leaving the bathroom door unlocked; using guards for open fires, radiators and cooktops.
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Translations
hob — see hob