'Crematorium' definitions:
Definition of 'crematorium'
(from WordNet)
noun
A mortuary where corpses are cremated [syn: crematory, crematorium]
noun
A furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes [syn: crematory, crematorium, cremation chamber]
Definition of 'Crematorium'
From: 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]