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Chamber (firearms), part of a weapon; Combustion chamber, part of an engine in which fuel is burned; Environmental chamber, used in testing environmental conditions; Execution chamber, where capital punishment is carried out; Gas chamber, apparatus for killing humans or animals; Chambar, or Chamber, a town in Pakistan
An echo chamber is "an environment where a person only encounters information or opinions that reflect and reinforce their own." [1]In news media and social media, an echo chamber is an environment or ecosystem in which participants encounter beliefs that amplify or reinforce their preexisting beliefs by communication and repetition inside a closed system and insulated from rebuttal.
A chamber between the pronaos and the cella in Greek temples where oracles were delivered. [10] Cincture A ring, list, or fillet at the top and bottom of a column, which divides the shaft from the capital and base. [11] Cinquecento A style which became prevalent in Italy in the century following 1500, now usually called 16th-century work.
In 2005, the best anechoic chamber measured at −9.4 dBA. [2] In 2015, an anechoic chamber on the campus of Microsoft broke the world record with a measurement of −20.6 dBA. [3] The human ear can typically detect sounds above 0 dBA, so a human in such a chamber would perceive the surroundings as devoid of sound.
A debate chamber a room for conducting the business of a deliberative assembly or otherwise for debating. When used as the meeting place of a legislature , a debate chamber may also be known as a council chamber , legislative chamber , assembly chamber , or similar term depending on the relevant body.
A floor plan with a modern vestibule shown in red. A vestibule (also anteroom, antechamber, air-lock entry or foyer) is a small room leading into a larger space [1] such as a lobby, entrance hall, or passage, for the purpose of waiting, withholding the larger space from view, reducing heat loss, providing storage space for outdoor clothing, etc.
A chamber or container in which the interior is maintained at very low humidity, often by filling it with argon or with air lacking carbon dioxide, in order to provide an inert atmosphere in which manipulation of very reactive chemicals or moisture-sensitive procedures can be carried out in the laboratory. [4] drying agent See desiccant. ductility
Unless one chamber decides to accept the other's original bill, the compromise version must pass both chambers after leaving the conference committee. This committee is usually composed of the senior members of the standing committees that originally considered the legislation in each chamber.