a type of oven which cooks food by circulating hot air
convection oven in American English
noun
a gas, electric, or microwave oven equipped with a fan that circulates and intensifies the heat, thereby decreasing the normal cooking time
Word origin
[1970–75]This word is first recorded in the period 1970–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: New Age, consciousness-raising, cornrow, salsa, stress test
Examples of 'convection oven' in a sentence
convection oven
It was as if you were being cooked in a man-sized convection oven.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Its dry-heat system circulates air evenly much like a convection oven.
Globe and Mail (2003)
It's nice apparently, a convection oven to make that free-range chicken extra-crispy, and some kind of plug-in meat catheter to tell you when it's done.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Among the unique technical features are triple-glazed doors, which remain cool during cooking, dual-convection ovens and sealed double-jet burners (uniquely ferocious, but easy to clean).