Definition of chamber

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Chamber (n.) That part of the bore of a piece of ordnance which holds the charge, esp. when of different diameter from the rest of the bore; -- formerly, in guns, made smaller than the bore, but now larger, esp. in breech-loading guns..

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Refrigeratory :: Refrigeratory (n.) The chamber, or tank, in which ice is formed, in an ice machine..
Chamberlain :: Chamberlain (n.) An upper servant of an inn.
Lord :: Lord (n.) A title bestowed on the persons above named; and also, for honor, on certain official persons; as, lord advocate, lord chamberlain, lord chancellor, lord chief justice, etc..
Chamber :: Chamber (n.) A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of Commerce..
Trap :: Trap (n.) A bend, sag, or partitioned chamber, in a drain, soil pipe, sewer, etc., arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents passage of air or gas, but permits the flow of liquids..
Close-stool :: Close-stool (n.) A utensil to hold a chamber vessel, for the use of the sick and infirm. It is usually in the form of a box, with a seat and tight cover..
Chambermaid :: Chambermaid (n.) A maidservant who has the care of chambers, making the beds, sweeping, cleaning the rooms, etc..
Court :: Court (n.) The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered..
Nautilus :: Nautilus (n.) The only existing genus of tetrabranchiate cephalopods. About four species are found living in the tropical Pacific, but many other species are found fossil. The shell is spiral, symmetrical, and chambered, or divided into several cavities by simple curved partitions, which are traversed and connected together by a continuous and nearly central tube or siphuncle. See Tetrabranchiata..
Chamber :: Chamber (v. i.) To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.
Coffer :: Coffer (n.) The chamber of a canal lock; also, a caisson or a cofferdam..
Chamberlain :: Chamberlain (n.) An officer having the direction and management of the private chambers of a nobleman or monarch; hence, in Europe, one of the high officers of a court..
Presence :: Presence (n.) Specifically, neighborhood to the person of one of superior of exalted rank; also, presence chamber..
Nasopalatine :: Nasopalatine (a.) Connected with both the nose and the palate; as, the nasopalatine or incisor, canal connecting the mouth and the nasal chamber in some animals; the nasopalatine nerve..
Air Chamber :: Air chamber () A chamber or cavity filled with air, in an animal or plant..
Chamber :: Chamber (n.) A chamber pot.
Auricle :: Auricle (n.) The chamber, or one of the two chambers, of the heart, by which the blood is received and transmitted to the ventricle or ventricles; -- so called from its resemblance to the auricle or external ear of some quadrupeds. See Heart..
Mesentery :: Mesentery (n.) One of the vertical muscular radiating partitions which divide the body cavity of Anthozoa into chambers.
Monothalama :: Monothalama (n. pl.) A division of Foraminifera including those that have only one chamber.
Multiseptate :: Multiseptate (a.) Divided into many chambers by partitions, as the pith of the pokeweed..
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