chamber

chamber: cham|ber

W3 [ˈtʃeımbə US -ər] n

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1¦(enclosed space)¦

2¦(room)¦

3¦(meeting room)¦

4¦(parliament)¦

5¦(private room)¦

6 chambers

7¦(gun)¦

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[Date: 1100-1200; : Old French; Origin: chambre, from Late Latin camera, from Latin, 'curved roof', from Greek kamara]

1.) ¦(ENCLOSED SPACE)¦

an enclosed space, especially in your body or inside a machine

▪ a combustion chamber

▪ The heart has four chambers.

2.) ¦(ROOM)¦

a room used for a special purpose, especially an unpleasant one

gas/torture chamber

(=used for killing people by gas or for hurting them)

3.) ¦(MEETING ROOM)¦

a large room in a public building used for important meetings

▪ the council chamber

4.) ¦(PARLIAMENT)¦

one of the two parts of a parliament or of the US Congress. For example, in Britain the upper chamber is the House of Lords and the lower chamber is the House of Commons

5.) ¦(PRIVATE ROOM)¦

a word used in the past to mean a bedroom or private room

▪ the Queen's private chambers

6.) chambers [plural] especially BrE an office or offices used by ↑barristers or judges

7.) ¦(GUN)¦

the place inside a gun where you put the bullet

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Synonyms:

Apartment, room, hall / Cavity, hollow, hollow place / Legislative body

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chamber — [chām′bər] n. [ME chambre < OFr chambre, cambre < LL camera, a chamber, room (in L, a vault): see CAMERA] 1. a) a room in a house, esp. a bedroom b) a reception room in an official residence 2. [pl.] Brit. a suite of rooms used by one… … English World dictionary
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chamber — cham·ber n 1: a judge s office; specif: the private office where a judge carries on business other than court sessions (as conferences or signing papers) usu. used in pl. four other judges met in my chambers R. H. Bork a hearing in chambers 2 a:… … Law dictionary
Chamber — Cham ber, v. t. 1. To shut up, as in a chamber. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To furnish with a chamber; as, to chamber a gun. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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chamber — (n.) early 13c., from O.Fr. chambre room, chamber (11c.), from L.L. camera a chamber, room (see CAMERA (Cf. camera)). 1789, from Chamber music (1789) was meant to be performed in private rooms instead of public halls … Etymology dictionary
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chamber — ► NOUN 1) a large room used for formal or public events. 2) one of the houses of a parliament. 3) (chambers) Law, Brit. rooms used by a barrister or barristers. 4) literary or archaic a private room, especially a bedroom. 5) an enclosed space or… … English terms dictionary

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