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  2. chamber acid
  3. chamber composer
  4. chamber crystals
  5. chamber filter
  6. chamber kiln
  7. chamber lye
  8. chamber music
  9. chamber of commerce
  10. chamber of deputies
  11. chamber of horrors
  12. chamber orchestra
  13. chamber organ
  14. chamber pot
  15. chamber practice
  16. chamber process
  17. chamber sonata
  18. air chamber
  19. altitude chamber
  20. archegonial chamber
  21. Black Chamber
  22. brood chamber
  23. bubble chamber
  24. cloud chamber
  25. combustion chamber
  26. death chamber
  27. drawing chamber
  28. dust chamber
  29. echo chamber
  30. eddy chamber

1cham·ber

noun \ˈchām-bər\

Definition of CHAMBER

1
: room; especially : bedroom
2
: a natural or artificial enclosed space or cavity
3
a : a hall for the meetings of a deliberative, legislative, or judicial body <the senate chamber>
b : a room where a judge transacts business —usually used in plural
c : the reception room of a person of rank or authority
4
a : a legislative or judicial body; especially : either of the houses of a bicameral legislature
b : a voluntary board or council
5
a : the part of the bore of a gun that holds the charge
b : a compartment in the cartridge cylinder of a revolver
— cham·bered \-bərd\ adjective
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Examples of CHAMBER

  1. He put three bullets into the chamber of the gun.
  2. the chambers of the heart
  3. We waited for the senator outside the Senate chamber.
  4. The U.S. legislature is separated into two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Origin of CHAMBER

Middle English chambre, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin camera, from Latin, arched roof, from Greek kamara vault
First Known Use: 13th century

Related to CHAMBER

Synonyms
apartment, cell, room, closet

Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

2chamber

transitive verb
cham·beredcham·ber·ing \-b(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of CHAMBER

1
: to place in or as if in a chamber : house
2
: to serve as a chamber for; especially : to accommodate in the chamber of a firearm

Examples of CHAMBER

  1. <chambered the lost hikers in the barn until the next morning>

First Known Use of CHAMBER

1575

Related to CHAMBER

Synonyms
accommodate, bestow, billet, bivouac, board, bunk, camp, house, domicile, encamp, harbor, lodge, put up, quarter, roof, room, shelter, take in

Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

3chamber

adjective

Definition of CHAMBER

: being, relating to, or performing chamber music

First Known Use of CHAMBER

1706

Other Music Terms

cacophony, chorister, concerto, counterpoint, madrigal, obbligato, presto, presto, refrain, riff, segue

cham·ber

noun \ˈchām-bər\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of CHAMBER

: an enclosed space within the body of an animal—see anterior chamber, posterior chamber

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