Chamber

Chamber

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 barrister or to an association of barristers
  • A room inside a building
  • Great Chamber, the second most important room in a medieval or Tudor English castle, palace, mansion or manor house
  • Chambar, a town in Pakistan also spelt Chamber
  • Environment chamber used in testing

It may also refer to:

  • Chambers of commerce, a business network with local, regional, national, international and bi-lateral Chambers
  • List of employer associations and other business organizations
  • Chambers of parliament, in politics
  • Chamber music, a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber
  • Combustion chamber, part of an engine in which fuel is burned

The Chamber may also refer to:

See also

  • All pages beginning with "Chamber"

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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 — 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

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