- chamber
- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)II(Roget's IV) n.1. [A room]2. [A small compartment]3. [An organized group]III(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.room, bedroom, boudoir, parlor, sitting room.
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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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A retired room, esp. an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chamber — may refer to: Chamber (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero associated with the X Men Chamber (firearms), the portion of the barrel or firing cylinder in which the cartridge is inserted prior to being fired Chambers (law), the rooms used by a… … Wikipedia
Chamber — Personnage de fiction apparaissant dans X Men Alias Jonothon Jono Evan Starsmore, Decibel Activité(s) … Wikipédia en Français
chamber — [chām′bər] n. [ME chambre < OFr chambre, cambre < LL camera, a chamber, room (in L, a vault): see CAMERA] 1. a) a room in a house, esp. a bedroom b) a reception room in an official residence 2. [pl.] Brit. a suite of rooms used by one… … English World dictionary
Chamber TV — Launched 4 December 2001 Country Luxembourg Language French and Luxembourgish Website www.chd.lu Chamber TV is a Luxembourgian television channel that broadcasts coverage of the activities of th … Wikipedia
chamber — cham·ber n 1: a judge s office; specif: the private office where a judge carries on business other than court sessions (as conferences or signing papers) usu. used in pl. four other judges met in my chambers R. H. Bork a hearing in chambers 2 a:… … Law dictionary
Chamber — Cham ber, v. t. 1. To shut up, as in a chamber. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To furnish with a chamber; as, to chamber a gun. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chamber TV — Création 4 décembre 2001 Propriétaire Chambre des députés luxembourgeois Langue Luxembourgeois Pays … Wikipédia en Français
chamber — (n.) early 13c., from O.Fr. chambre room, chamber (11c.), from L.L. camera a chamber, room (see CAMERA (Cf. camera)). 1789, from Chamber music (1789) was meant to be performed in private rooms instead of public halls … Etymology dictionary
Chamber TV — Senderlogo Logo der Chamber Allgemeine Informationen Empfang: Kabel Satellit Länder … Deutsch Wikipedia
chamber — ► NOUN 1) a large room used for formal or public events. 2) one of the houses of a parliament. 3) (chambers) Law, Brit. rooms used by a barrister or barristers. 4) literary or archaic a private room, especially a bedroom. 5) an enclosed space or… … English terms dictionary
