Definition of chamber in English

WordNet

Noun Plural: chambers
chamber - a natural or artificial enclosed space
		enclosure the act of enclosing something inside something else
		air lock, airlock a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure
		air-raid shelter, bomb shelter, bombproof a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids
		burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture a chamber that is used as a grave
		cofferdam, pneumatic caisson, caisson large watertight chamber used for construction under water
		camera obscura a darkened enclosure in which images of outside objects are projected through a small aperture or lens onto a facing surface
		core a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil
		piston chamber, cylinder a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air
		firing chamber, gun chamber chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge
		furnace an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
		hyperbaric chamber a large chamber in which the oxygen pressure is above normal for the atmosphere; used in treating breathing disorders or carbon monoxide poisoning
		particle detector a chamber in which particles can be made visible
		cavity resonator, resonating chamber, resonator any system that resonates
		steam chest the chamber from which steam is distributed to a cylinder
		fireroom, stokehold, stokehole (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired
		stuffing box, packing box a small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal
		tokamak a doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research; a plasma is heated and confined in a magnetic bottle
chamber - a room where a judge transacts business
		room an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
chamber - an enclosed volume in the body; "the chambers of his heart were healthy"
		bodily cavity, cavum, cavity (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
		heart ventricle, ventricle a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries
chamber - a deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly; "the upper chamber is the senate"
chamber - a room used primarily for sleeping
		bedroom, sleeping room, sleeping accommodation, bedchamber
		room an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
		dwelling, dwelling house, abode, domicile, habitation, home housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
		bed a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair"
		boudoir a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
		child's room a bedroom for a child
		dorm room, dormitory room, dormitory a college or university building containing living quarters for students
		guestroom a bedroom that is kept for the use of guests
		hotel room a bedroom (usually with bath) in a hotel
		master bedroom the principal bedroom in a house; usually occupied by the head of the household
Verb chambers, chambering, chambered
chamber - place in a chamber
		domiciliate, house, put up provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"

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Wiktionary

chamber (Noun)
A room, especially one used primarily for sleeping; bedroom, sleeping room.
chamber (Noun)
An enclosed space. For example, a test chamber is typically a closable case where devices under test are placed.
chamber (Noun)
In a firearm, this is the portion of the weapon that holds the ammunition round immediately prior to and during initiation of its discharge.
chamber (Noun)
One of the legislative bodies in a government where multiple such bodies exist, or a single such body in comparison to others.
chamber (Verb)
To enclose in a room.
chamber (Verb)
To place in a chamber, as a round of ammunition.
chamber (Verb)
To create or modify a gun to be a specific caliber.
chamber (Verb)
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 .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

chamber (n.)
A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a bedroom; as, the house had four chambers.
chamber (n.)
Apartments in a lodging house.
chamber (n.)
A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative body or assembly meets; as, presence chamber; senate chamber.
chamber (n.)
A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of Commerce.
chamber (n.)
A compartment or cell; an inclosed space or cavity; as, the chamber of a canal lock; the chamber of a furnace; the chamber of the eye.
chamber (n.)
A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such official business as may be done out of court.
chamber (n.)
A chamber pot.
chamber (n.)
That part of the bore of a piece of ordnance which holds the charge, esp. when of different diameter from the rest of the bore; -- formerly, in guns, made smaller than the bore, but now larger, esp. in breech-loading guns.
chamber (n.)
A cavity in a mine, usually of a cubical form, to contain the powder.
chamber (n.)
A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on its breech, without any carriage, formerly used chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades.
chamber (v. i.)
To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.
chamber (v. i.)
To be lascivious.
chamber (v. t.)
To shut up, as in a chamber.
chamber (v. t.)
To furnish with a chamber; as, to chamber a gun.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

chamber
A room in a house (usually containing at least a bed and a wardrobe) where a person sleeps.
chamber
A law-making group or a branch of such a group.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

chamber
chām′bėr, n. an apartment: the place where an assembly meets: an assembly or body of men met for some purpose, as a chamber of commerce: a hall of justice: a compartment: a cavity: the back end of the bore of a gun.—v.t. to put in a chamber: to confine.—v.i. to be wanton.—ns. Cham′ber-coun′cil (Shak.), a private or secret council; Cham′ber-coun′sel, -coun′sellor, a counsel who gives his advice privately, but does not plead in court.—adj. Cham′bered.—ns. Cham′berer, a man of intrigue: (Shak.) a gallant; Cham′ber-fell′ow, one occupying the same chamber.—n.pl. Cham′ber-hang′ings (Shak.), the hangings or tapestry of a chamber.—ns. Cham′bering (B.), lewd behaviour; Cham′ber-lye (Shak.), urine; Cham′ber-maid, a female servant who has the care of bedrooms; Cham′ber-pot, a necessary bedroom vessel—often merely Cham′ber; Cham′ber-prac′tice, the business of a chamber-counsellor (q.v.). [Fr. chambre—L. camera—Gr. kamara, a vault, a room.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

chamber
A charge piece in old ordnance, like a paterero, to put into the breech of a gun prepared for it. (See MURDERER.) Used by the Chinese, as in gingals (which see).

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

chamber
Of a mine, that place where the powder is deposited.
chamber
In howitzers, and mortars of the old model, was the smallest part of the bore, and contained the charge of powder. In the howitzers the chamber was cylindrical, and was united with the large cylinder of the bore by a conical surface; the angles of intersection of the conical surface with the cylinders of the bore and chamber were rounded (in profile) by arcs of circles. In the 8-inch howitzer, the chamber was united with the cylinder of the bore by spherical surface, in order that the shell might, when necessary, be inserted without a sabot. The chamber is omitted in all cannon of the late models, the cylinder of the bore terminating at the bottom in a semi-ellipsoid. The old chambers were subcaliber. The first use of a chamber larger than the bore occurred, it is believed, in a gun invented by an American named Ferris. The gun had a great range. One of the most important improvements in recent ordnance consists in the use of this chamber. The English, who deserve the credit of first appreciating it, now use it in all their largest guns. See ORDNANCE, HISTORY OF.