ตู้อบ
oven
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- 1 oven、drying cabinet
A ตู้อบ is an enclosed cabinet-like appliance or machine that uses heat or warm air to bake, dry, or otherwise heat-treat its contents.
oven、drying cabinet
An enclosed, cabinet-like device used to bake, dry, or heat-treat food, equipment, or materials.
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ตั้งอุณหภูมิตู้อบไว้ที่ 180 องศา tâŋ unhaphuum tûuòp wáy thîi nʉ̀ŋ rɔ́ɔy pɛ̀ɛt sìp oŋsǎa Set the oven temperature to 180 degrees. ตั้งอุณหภูมิตู้อบไว้ที่ 180 องศา details
Learning notes
Explanation
The word combines ตู้, meaning a cabinet or enclosed unit, with อบ, meaning to bake, heat, or dry. Its core image is an enclosed, cabinet-like chamber that uses heat or warm air to process its contents. The intended function is often made explicit by another word: ตู้อบแห้ง is used for drying, while ตู้อบฆ่าเชื้อ refers to a unit designed for heat sterilization. As a machine or appliance, it is commonly counted with the classifier เครื่อง.
Usage
The word appears in cooking, food processing, material drying, industrial heat treatment, and heat sterilization. When the purpose is not clear from context, a modifying word is normally added to identify the type of unit.
Caution
For an ordinary kitchen oven, เตาอบ is often the more natural term. A microwave oven is normally called ไมโครเวฟ or เตาไมโครเวฟ and is not generally described as a ตู้อบ. ตู้อบ alone does not necessarily indicate sterilization; use ตู้อบฆ่าเชื้อ when that function needs to be explicit.
Differences from similar words
1 oven synonyms
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เตาอบ is the usual term for an oven used to bake or roast food. ตู้อบ emphasizes an enclosed, cabinet-like unit and may also refer to equipment used for drying or industrial heat treatment.