Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - chamber
Chamber
chamber
n. 1 a a hall used by a legislative or judicial body. b the body that meets in it. c any of the houses of a parliament (Chamber of Deputies; second chamber). 2 (in pl.) Brit. Law a rooms used by a barrister or group of barristers, esp. in the Inns of Court. b a judge's room used for hearing cases not needing to be taken in court. 3 poet. or archaic a room, esp. a bedroom. 4 Mus. (attrib.) of or for a small group of instruments (chamber orchestra; chamber music). 5 an enclosed space in machinery etc. (esp. the part of a gun-bore that contains the charge). 6 a a cavity in a plant or in the body of an animal. b a compartment in a structure. 7 = chamber-pot. Phrases and idioms Chamber of Commerce an association to promote local commercial interests. chamber-pot a receptacle for urine etc., used in a bedroom. Etymology: ME f. OF chambre f. L CAMERA
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English chambre, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin camera, from Latin, arched roof, from Greek kamara vault Date: 13th century room, a natural or artificial enclosed space or cavity, 3. a hall for the meetings of a deliberative, legislative, or judicial body , a room where a judge transacts business, the reception room of a person of rank or authority, 4. a legislative or judicial body, a voluntary board or council, 5. the part of the bore of a gun that holds the charge, a compartment in the cartridge cylinder of a revolver, ~ed adjective II. transitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1575 to place in or as if in a ~ ; house, to serve as a ~ for, III. adjective Date: 1706 being, relating to, or performing ~ music ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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