Chamber vs Ensemble - What's the difference?
chamber | ensemble |
A room, especially one used primarily for sleeping; bedroom, sleeping room.
* 1845, ,
An enclosed space.
(firearms) The portion of the weapon that holds the ammunition round immediately prior to (and during initiation of) its discharge; each of the cylindrical compartments of a revolver that can hold a bullet
One of the legislative bodies in a government where multiple such bodies exist, or a single such body in comparison to others.
A law office in a building housing several such offices, typically the office of a barrister in the United Kingdom or in the imagination of an African scammer.
(dated, in the plural) Apartments in a lodging house.
* Thackeray
(obsolete) A chamber pot.
(historical) A short piece of ordnance or cannon which stood on its breech without any carriage, formerly used chiefly for celebrations and theatrical cannonades.
To enclose in a room.
To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.
* 1893 , Publications of the Scottish History Society (volume 14, page 64)
To place in a chamber, as a round of ammunition.
To create or modify a gun to be a specific caliber.
In martial arts, to prepare an offensive, defensive, or counteroffensive action by drawing a limb or weapon to a position where it may be charged with kinetic energy.
(obsolete) To be lascivious.
a group of separate things that contribute to a coordinated whole
a coordinated costume or outfit; a suit
a group of musicians, dancers, actors, etc who perform together; e.g. the chorus of a ballet company
* 12 July 2012 , Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift
(music) a piece for several instrumentalists or vocalists
As nouns the difference between chamber and ensemble
is that chamber is a room, especially one used primarily for sleeping; bedroom, sleeping room while ensemble is a group of separate things that contribute to a coordinated whole.As a verb chamber
is to enclose in a room.chamber
English
(wikipedia chamber)Alternative forms
* chambre (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
- Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
- While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
- As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
- the chamber''' of a canal lock; the '''chamber''' of a furnace; the '''chamber of the eye
- A ''test chamber'' is typically a closable case where devices under test are placed.
- Dianne loaded a cartridge into the chamber of the rifle, then prepared to take aim at the target.
- The resolution, which speedily passed the Senate, was unable to gain a majority in the lower chamber .
- a bachelor's life in chambers
Derived terms
* torture chamberVerb
(en verb)- She had chambered herself in her room, and wouldn't come out.
- I chambered with Alexander Preston.
- The hunter fired at the geese and missed, then shrugged his shoulders and chambered another cartridge.
- The rifle was originally chambered for 9MM, but had since been modified for a larger, wildcat caliber.
- Bob chambered his fist for a blow, but Sheila struck first.
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*ensemble
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Noun
(wikipedia ensemble) (en noun)- On paper, Continental Drift boasts a jaw-dropping voice cast, including but not limited to Jennifer Lopez, Patrick Stewart, Wanda Sykes, Aziz Ansari, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Alan Tudyk. But in practice, the overstuffed ensemble leaves the cast no room to distinguish themselves, and directors Steve Martino and Michael Thurmeier don’t seem interested in coaxing performances that might render their money stars less identifiable.