Crematorium

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crematorium \Crem`a*to"ri*um\ (kr?m`?-t?"r?-?m), Crematory
  \Crem"a*to*ry\ (kr?m"?-t?-r?), n.; pl. {Crematoriums} (-[u^]mz),
     {Crematories} (-r?z). [NL. crematorium, fr. L. cremator.]
     A furnace for cremating corpses; a building containing such a
     furnace.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  crematorium
       n 1: a mortuary where corpses are cremated [syn: {crematory}]
       2: a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes
          [syn: {crematory}, {cremation chamber}]
       [also: {crematoria} (pl)]