a judge's room for hearing cases not taken in open court
2.
(in England) the set of rooms occupied by barristers where clients are interviewed (in London, mostly in the Inns of Court)
3. British archaic
a suite of rooms; apartments
4.
(in the US) the private office of a judge
5. in chambers
Examples of 'chambers' in a sentence
chambers
Despite whatever her soft words were, he glared at me suspiciously before escorting her to her chambers.
Robin Hobb THE GOLDEN FOOL: BOOK TWO OF THE TAWNY MAN (2002)
I can scarcely invite visitors to my chambers with them looking like this.
Robin Hobb THE GOLDEN FOOL: BOOK TWO OF THE TAWNY MAN (2002)
I left Kettricken's private chambers by secret ways, emerged from my own room to.
Robin Hobb THE GOLDEN FOOL: BOOK TWO OF THE TAWNY MAN (2002)
All related terms of 'chambers'
chamber
A chamber is a large room, especially one that is used for formal meetings.
in chambers
in the privacy of a judge's chambers
city chambers
(in Scotland ) the municipal building of a city; town hall
air chamber
a compartment in a device or structure that is filled with air
echo chamber
a room with walls that reflect sound. It is used to make acoustic measurements and as a source of reverberant sound to be mixed with direct sound for recording or broadcasting
gas chamber
A gas chamber is a room that has been specially built so that it can be filled with poisonous gas in order to kill people or animals.
bubble chamber
a device that enables the tracks of ionizing particles to be photographed as a row of bubbles in a superheated liquid. Immediately before the particles enter the chamber the pressure is reduced so that the ionized particles act as centres for small vapour bubbles
cloud chamber
an apparatus for detecting high-energy particles by observing their tracks through a chamber containing a supersaturated vapour . Each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track
council chamber
the room in which council meetings are held
death chamber
a room in which someone has died
float chamber
a chamber in a carburettor in which a floating valve controls the entry and level of petrol
lower chamber
one of the two houses of a bicameral legislature : usually the larger and more representative house
magma chamber
a reservoir of magma in the earth's crust where the magma may reside temporarily on its way from the upper mantle to the earth's surface
privy chamber
a private apartment inside a royal residence
second chamber
The second chamber is one of the two groups that a parliament is divided into. In Britain , the second chamber is the House of Lords . In the United States , the second chamber can be either the Senate or the House of Representatives .
spark chamber
a device for detecting ionizing radiation , consisting of two oppositely charged metal plates in a chamber containing inert gas , so that a particle passing through the chamber ionizes the gas and causes a spark to jump between the electrodes
state chamber
a room for public ceremonies and celebrations
torture chamber
a room where somebody is caused extreme physical pain , esp in order to extract information, break resistance , etc
upper chamber
→ another name for an upper house
Wilson cloud chamber
an apparatus for detecting high-energy particles by observing their tracks through a chamber containing a supersaturated vapour . Each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track
altitude chamber
a chamber for simulating the conditions of air pressure and temperature for a given altitude in order to test the behavior of people and equipment in such an environment
audience chamber
a room where a monarch or head of state conducts formal interviews
buoyancy chamber
an enclosed section of a canoe , float , ship or other object that contains air, foam , or another buoyant substance in order to help maintain buoyancy
combustion chamber
an enclosed space in which combustion takes place, such as the space above the piston in the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine or the chambers in a gas turbine or rocket engine in which fuel and oxidant burn
debating chamber
a room where a legislative assembly holds debates
flotation tank
an enclosed ventilated tank filled with a saline solution at body temperature, in which a person floats in darkness in order to relax or meditate
hyperbaric chamber
a steel vessel in which atmospheric pressure can be raised or lowered by air compressors , used to treat divers or pilots afflicted with aeroembolism and to provide high-oxygen environments for certain medical treatments and operations
inspection chamber
a shaft with a removable cover that leads down to a sewer or drain
ionization chamber
a device for detecting and measuring ionizing radiation , consisting of a tube containing a low-pressure gas and two electrodes between which a high voltage is maintained . The current between the electrodes is a function of the intensity of the radiation
presence chamber
the room in which a great person, such as a monarch , receives guests , assemblies , etc
reaction chamber
the chamber in a rocket engine in which the reaction or combustion of fuel occurs
decompression chamber
a chamber in which the pressure of air can be varied slowly for returning people from abnormal pressures to atmospheric pressure without inducing decompression sickness
reverberation chamber
a room with walls that reflect sound. It is used to make acoustic measurements and as a source of reverberant sound to be mixed with direct sound for recording or broadcasting
chamber of commerce
A chamber of commerce is an organization of businessmen that promotes local commercial interests.
lower house
one of the two houses of a bicameral legislature : usually the larger and more representative house
upper house
In Britain , the Upper House is the → House of Lords .
manhole
A manhole is a large hole in a road or path , covered by a metal plate that can be removed. Workers climb down through manholes when they want to examine or clean the drains.