Definition of Chamber. Meaning of Chamber. Synonyms of Chamber

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Definition of Chamber

Chamber
Chamber Cham"ber, n. [F. chambre, fr. L. camera vault, arched roof, in LL. chamber, fr. Gr. ? anything with a vaulted roof or arched covering; cf. Skr. kmar to be crooked. Cf. Camber, Camera, Comrade.] 1. A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a bedroom; as, the house had four chambers.
Chamber
Chamber Cham"ber, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chambered; p. pr. & vb. n. Chambering.] 1. To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers. 2. To be lascivious. [Obs.]
Chamber
Chamber Cham"ber, v. t. 1. To shut up, as in a chamber. --Shak. 2. To furnish with a chamber; as, to chamber a gun.

Meaning of Chamber from wikipedia

- chamber in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chamber or The Chamber may refer to: Chamber of commerce, a form of business network Legislative chamber,...
- Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber...
- A diving chamber is a vessel for human occupation, which may have an entrance that can be sealed to hold an internal pressure significantly higher than...
- A gas chamber is an apparatus for killing humans or other animals with gas, consisting of a sealed chamber into which a poisonous or asphyxiant gas is...
- The Chamber may refer to: The Chamber (novel), a 1994 novel by John Grisham The Chamber (1996 film), a film based on the novel by John Grisham The Chamber...
- A chamber tomb is a tomb for burial used in many different cultures. In the case of individual burials, the chamber is thought to signify a higher status...
- The Star Chamber (Latin: Camera stellata) was an English court that sat at the royal Palace of Westminster, from the late 15th century to the mid-17th...
- cloud chamber, also known as a Wilson cloud chamber, is a particle detector used for visualizing the p****age of ionizing radiation. A cloud chamber consists...
- A chamber of commerce, or board of trade, is a form of business network. For example, a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the...
- The Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Di****dos) is the lower house of Paraguay's bicameral legislature, the National Congress. It is made up of 80 members...