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Multi-word Results
air chamber |
a compartment in which air is confined for a special use, as in a pump, a hydraulic fluid regulator, or a living organism. |
chamber music |
music that is written for a small number of instruments, such as a string quartet, and suited for performance in an intimate setting. |
chamber orchestra |
a small orchestra that plays pieces suited to its size. |
chamber pot |
a small, portable, pot-shaped receptacle for urine and other waste, usu. kept in a bedroom, esp. one that is some distance from a toilet. |
combustion chamber |
an engine chamber, esp. in a jet or rocket, in which fuel or a propellant is burned. |
death chamber |
the room in which someone has died, is dying, or is to be put to death. |
echo chamber |
a room in a recording or broadcasting studio that is used to increase resonance or produce echo effects. |
gas chamber |
a sealed room in which prisoners are executed by means of poisonous gas. |
ionization chamber |
a gas-filled vessel fitted with two electrodes in which the current between the electrodes is a function of the amount of ionization of the gas. |
spark chamber |
any of several devices using a great number of parallel, oppositely charged metal plates in an inert gas to detect subatomic particles, rays, or the like, which make trails of sparks between the plates. |
Star Chamber |
a former English tribunal, composed of royal councillors, that became notorious for its secret sessions, arbitrary judgments, and severe punishments. [2 definitions] |
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