Definition of Cremation chamber

1. Noun. A furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes.

Exact synonyms: Crematorium, Crematory
Generic synonyms: Furnace
Specialized synonyms: Gas Oven

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cremation Chamber

creeturs
crem
crema
cremains
cremasteric
cremasters
cremate
cremated
cremates
cremating
cremation
cremation chamber (current term)
cremationist
cremationists
cremations
cremator
crematoria
crematorial
crematories
crematorium
crematoriums
cremators
crematory
creme anglais
creme brulee

Literary usage of Cremation chamber

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Annals of Hygiene by Pennsylvania State Board of Health, Pennsylvania (1892)
"Ditto through the floor of the cremation chamber. Fig. 5. ... C, Floor of the cremation chamber, the sides of which are four inches higher than the central ..."

2. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1889)
"... keep above the gases pervading the receiver, and prevent any dispersion of heat or smoke through the apertures around the receiver or cremation chamber. ..."

3. The Health Exhibition Literature (1884)
"... keep above the gases pervading the receiver, and prevent any dispersion of heat or smoke through the apertures around the receiver or cremation chamber. ..."

4. American Observer Medical Monthly (1883)
"The cremation chamber is built of stone, and has a very tall chimney which makes it look like a factory. In the vestibule are a number of red earthenware ..."

5. Stoddart's Encyclopaedia Americana: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and by American supplement, Encyclopaedia britannica (1884)
"... through the apertures around the receiver or cremation-chamber. A grating is placed near the base of the chimney, oti which a fire of coke is kindled ..."

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