oven
- A chamber or compartment used for baking, roasting, heating, or drying, typically one that is part of a cooker or stove. nounShe placed the cake in the oven to bake for 30 minutes.The pizza was cooked in a wood-fired oven, giving it a unique flavor.
- A heated enclosure used for a variety of purposes, such as processing materials at high temperatures in industrial settings. nounThe ceramics were fired in an industrial oven to harden them.The laboratory uses a special oven to conduct high-temperature experiments.