gas oven
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Definition
- Noun:
- A domestic oven fueled by gas: An enclosed compartment, typically part of a kitchen stove or range, used for baking, roasting, or heating food, which uses natural gas or propane as its energy source for combustion and heat generation.
- A cremation chamber fueled by gas: A furnace used for the incineration of human or animal remains, which utilizes gas as its primary fuel to generate the necessary high temperatures.
Usage Examples
Noun (Domestic Appliance):
- She preheated the gas oven to 350 degrees before baking the bread.
- Modern gas ovens often include an electric ignition for safety and convenience.
Noun (Cremation Chamber):
- The funeral home installed a new, more efficient gas oven.
- The process in the gas oven is closely monitored to ensure proper cremation.
Advanced Usage
- Technical Context: In industrial settings, a "gas oven" can refer to any large, gas-fired heating chamber used for processes like drying, curing, or heat treatment in manufacturing.
- The ceramics are fired in a large industrial gas oven.
Variants and Related Words
- Gas range (n): A cooking appliance that combines a gas oven with gas burners on the cooktop.
- Electric oven (n): An oven that uses electric heating elements instead of gas.
- Oven (n): The general term for an enclosed heating chamber.
Synonyms
- Gas-fired oven: A more technical synonym emphasizing the fuel source.
- Gas stove (when referring to a unit containing an oven): Often used interchangeably in casual conversation, though "stove" can refer more specifically to the cooktop.
Related Phrases
- To turn on the gas oven: To activate the oven's gas supply and ignition.
- Remember to turn on the gas oven about 20 minutes before you need it.
- Gas oven safe: A designation for cookware that can withstand the heat and conditions inside a gas oven.
- Make sure your baking dish is gas oven safe.
Noun
- a domestic oven fueled by gas
- a cremation chamber fueled by gas