cham·ber (ch m b r)n. 1. A room in a house, especially a bedroom. 2. A room where a person of authority, rank, or importance receives visitors. 3. chambers A room in which a judge may consult privately with attorneys or hear cases not taken into court. 4. chambers Chiefly British A suite of rooms, especially one used by lawyers. 5. A hall for the meetings of a legislative or other assembly. 6. A legislative or judicial body. 7. A board or council. 8. A place where municipal or state funds are received and held; a treasury. 9. a. An enclosed space or compartment: the chamber of a pump; a compression chamber. b. An enclosed space in the body of an organism; a cavity: the four chambers of the heart. 10. a. A compartment in a firearm, as in the breech of a rifle or the cylinder of a revolver, that holds the cartridge in readiness for firing. b. An enclosed space in the bore of a gun that holds the charge. tr.v. cham·bered, cham·ber·ing, cham·bers 1. To put in or as if in a chamber; enclose or confine. 2. To furnish with a chamber. 3. To design or manufacture (a firearm) to hold a specific type of cartridge. [Middle English chaumbre, from Old French chambre, from Late Latin camera, chamber, from Latin, vault, from Greek kamar .] |
chamber [ˈtʃeɪmbə]
n
1. a meeting hall, esp one used for a legislative or judicial assembly
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a reception room or audience room in an official residence, palace, etc.
3. Archaic or poetic a room in a private house, esp a bedroom
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)
a. a legislative, deliberative, judicial, or administrative assembly
b. any of the houses of a legislature
5. an enclosed space; compartment; cavity the smallest chamber in the caves
6. (Transport / Nautical Terms) the space between two gates of the locks of a canal, dry dock, etc.
7. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) an enclosure for a cartridge in the cylinder of a revolver or for a shell in the breech of a cannon
8. (Historical Terms) Obsolete a place where the money of a government, corporation, etc., was stored; treasury
9. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) short for chamber pot
10. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) NZ the freezing room in an abattoir
11. (Music / Classical Music) (modifier) of, relating to, or suitable for chamber music a chamber concert
vb
(tr) to put in or provide with a chamber See also chambers
[from Old French chambre, from Late Latin camera room, Latin: vault, from Greek kamara]
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| Noun | 1. | chamber - a natural or artificial enclosed space air-raid shelter, bomb shelter, bombproof - a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids camera obscura - a darkened enclosure in which images of outside objects are projected through a small aperture or lens onto a facing surface core - the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place piston chamber, cylinder - a chamber within which piston moves enclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose firing chamber, gun chamber - chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge furnace - an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc. hyperbaric chamber - a large chamber in which the oxygen pressure is above normal for the atmosphere; used in treating breathing disorders or carbon monoxide poisoning particle detector - a chamber in which particles can be made visible cavity resonator, resonating chamber, resonator - a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves steam chest - the chamber from which steam is distributed to a cylinder fireroom, stokehold, stokehole - (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired packing box, stuffing box - a small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal tokamak - a doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research; a plasma is heated and confined in a magnetic bottle vacuum chamber - a chamber from which nearly all matter (especially air) has been removed |
| 2. | chamber - an enclosed volume in the body; "the chambers of his heart were healthy" heart ventricle, ventricle - a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries atrium - any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart) | |
| 3. | chamber - a room where a judge transacts business room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" | |
| 4. | chamber - a deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly; "the upper chamber is the senate" assembly - a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose | |
| 5. |  chamber - a room used primarily for sleeping bed - a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair" boudoir - a lady's bedroom or private sitting room child's room - a bedroom for a child dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home, abode, domicile - housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless" guestroom - a bedroom that is kept for the use of guests hotel room - a bedroom (usually with bath) in a hotel master bedroom - the principal bedroom in a house; usually occupied by the head of the household motel room - a sleeping room in a motel room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" | |
| Verb | 1. | chamber - place in a chamber domiciliate, house, put up - provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town" |
chamber
noun
2. council, assembly, legislature, legislative body the main political chamber of the Slovenian parliament
4. compartment, hollow, cavity The incinerator works by focusing the sun's rays onto a cylindrical glass chamber.
Translations
chamber [ˈtʃeɪmbəʳ]
chamber [ˈtʃeɪmbər]
chamber
chamber:
n
(old: = room) → Gemach nt (old), → Raum m; (= bedroom) → Schlafgemach nt (old); chamber of horrors → Horrorkabinett nt
(Anat) → (Herz)kammer f
(of revolver) → Kammer f
chamber:
chambermaid
n → Zimmermädchen nt, → Kammerzofe f (old)
chamber music
n → Kammermusik f
chamber orchestra
n → Kammerorchester nt
chamber pot
n → Nachttopf m
chamber [ˈtʃeɪmbəʳ] n (of parliament) → camera; (old) (room) → stanza chambers npl (of judge, lawyer) → studio
chamber [ˈtʃeɪmbəʳ] n (of parliament) → camera; (old) (room) → stanza chambers npl (of judge, lawyer) → studio
chamber [ˈtʃeɪmbəʳ] n (of parliament) → camera; (old) (room) → stanza chambers npl (of judge, lawyer) → studio
n chamber [ˈtʃeimbə]
1 a room. kamer غُرْفَه стая místnost kammer die Kammer δωμάτιο, θάλαμος cuarto kamber اتاق kamari pièce חֶדֶר कक्ष soba, odaja szoba kamar (svefn)herbergi camera 部屋 방 kambarys istaba kamar kamer kammer, værelse; advokat-/dommerkontor izba, pomieszczenie quarto cameră комната miestnosť soba odaja kammare, rum ห้อง oda 房間 кімната کمرہ phòng ngủ 房间
2 the place where an assembly (eg Parliament) meets There were few members left in the chamber. kamer مَجْلِس камара sněmovna sal der Sitzungssaal αίθουσα cámara koosolekuruum سالن مجلس kokoushuone chambre לִשכָּה कचहरी dom kamara ruangan þingsalur Camera 会議場 회의장 salė zāle Dewan Perundangan vergaderzaal (forsamlings)sal izba câmara cameră, sală de şedinţe зал; палата snemovňa zbornica komora kammare ห้องประชุม senato/meclis salonu 會議廳 зала کسی اجتماع کا کمرہ phòng lớn để họp 会议厅
3 such an assembly the Upper and Lower Chambers. kamer أحَدُ مَجْلِسَي البَرْلَمان камара sněmovna kammer die Kammer τμήμα της Βουλής cámara koda مجلس kamari chambre בֵּית הַנִבחָרִים सभा dom ház majelis þingdeild camera 議院 회의 rūmai palāta dewan kamer forsamling izba câmara cameră палата snemovňa zbornica, gornji/spodnji dom dom kammare ห้องประชุม meclis, senato 議院 палата ایوانِ بالا اور ایوانِ زیریں viện 议院
4 an enclosed space or cavity eg the part of a gun which holds the bullets Many pistols have chambers for six bullets. kamer حُجْرَةُ الخَرْطوشَة في سِلاحٍ ناري патронник zásobník kammer die Gewehrkammer θαλάμη όπλου cámara õõs, padrunipesa فشنگ خور patruunapesä chambre תָּא सदन, कक्ष šaržer tölténytartó ruang skothólf camera 薬室 약실 lizdas aptvere ruang peluru pistol patroonkamer kammer komora compartimento cameră патронник komora komora, prekat prostor kammare ลำกล้องปืน bölme, boşluk, mermi yuvası 彈膛 патронник; камора مشین یا بندوق وغیرہ کا خانہ ổ đạn 弹膛
n chambermaid
a female servant or hotel worker in charge of bedrooms. kamerbediende, kamermeisie خادِمَه في فُنْدُق камериерка pokojská, služebná stuepige das Stubenmädchen καμαριέρα camarera, doncella toateenija خدمتکار زن kerrossiivooja femme de chambre חַדרָנִית दासी sobarica szobalány pelayan þjónustustúlka cameriera 部屋係の女性 (호텔 등의) 객실담당 여종업원 kambarinė apkopēja; istabene pengemas bilik kamermeisje stuepike pokojówka criada de quarto cameristă горничная chyžná sobarica sobarica städerska, husa หญิงสาวที่มีหน้าที่ทำความสะอาดห้องนอน oda hizmetçisi 飯店客房女服務員 покоївка خابگاہوں کی نچارج ملازمہ nữ phục vụ phòng 女服务员
chamber music
music for a small group of players, suitable for a room rather than a large hall. kamermusiek موسيقى تَعْزِفُها فِرْقَةٌ صَغيرَه камерна музика komorní hudba kammermusik die Kammermusik μουσική δωματίου música de cámara kammermuusika دسته کوچکی از نوازندگان kamarimusiikki musique de chambre מוּזִיקָה קָמרִית चैम्बर संगीत komorna glazba kamarazene musik kamar kammermúsík musica da camera 室内楽 실내악 kamerinė muzika kamermūzika muzik kamar kamermuziek kammermusikk muzyka kameralna música de câmara muzică de cameră камерная музыка komorná hudba komorna glasba kamerna muzika kammarmusik บทเพลงที่เขียนขึ้นสำหรับวงที่มีเครื่องดนตรีน้อยชิ้น oda müziği 室內樂 камерна музика چند گلوکاروں کا گانا nhạc thính phòng 室内乐
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