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
chambered; chambering
ˈchām-b(ə-)riŋ 
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
: being, relating to, or performing chamber music
Synonyms
Examples of chamber in a Sentence
Noun
If the batteries are not properly installed in the chamber of the remote control, it won't work.
There are four chambers in the human heart.
We waited for the senator outside the Senate chamber.
The U.S. legislature is separated into two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Verb
chambered the lost hikers in the barn until the next morning
Recent Examples on the Web
USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
The upper chamber is filled with 3.75 ml of oil, which creates and almost surreal lack of distortion when vieweing the dial through the crystal.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Because any one senator can prevent leadership from speeding up the process of considering legislation, the Senate slogged through much of the time necessary to pass the bill in the upper chamber and finally passed it early Saturday morning.
—USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
The upper chamber is filled with 3.75 ml of oil, which creates and almost surreal lack of distortion when vieweing the dial through the crystal.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2024
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chamber
1 of 2 noun
cham·ber
ˈchām-bər
1
: a room in a house and especially a bedroom
2
: an enclosed space or compartment
the chamber of a pistol
the chambers of the heart
3
a
: a meeting hall of a government body (as an assembly)
b
: a room where a judge conducts business out of court
—usually used in plural
4
a
: a group of people organized into a lawmaking body
the lower chamber of the legislature
b
: a board or council of volunteers (as businesspeople)
Etymology
Noun
Middle English chambre "chamber," from early French chambre (same meaning), from Latin camera "room, chamber" — related to camera
Medical Definition
chamber
noun
cham·ber
ˈchām-bər
: an enclosed space within the body of an animal see anterior chamber, posterior chamber, pulp chamber, vitreous chamber
Legal Definition
chamber
noun
cham·ber
1
: a judge's office
specifically
: the private office where a judge carries on business other than court sessions (as conferences or signing papers)
—usually used in pl.
four other judges met in my chambers —R. H. Bork
R. H. Bork a hearing in chambers
2
a
: a hall for the meetings of a deliberative, legislative, or judicial body or assembly
to run back into the House chamber—Tip O'Neill
Tip O'Neill
b
: a legislative or judicial body : house
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