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cham·ber Listen to audio/ˈeɪmbɚ/ noun
plural cham·bers
[count] 1 : a small space inside something (such as a machine or your body)
He put three bullets into the chamber of the gun. the chambers of the heart
2 : a usually large room where members of a government group (such as a legislature) have meetings
We waited for the senator outside the Senate chamber.
3 : a group of people who form part of a government
The U.S. legislature is separated into two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives. the upper and lower chambers of the British Parliament [=the House of Lords and the House of Commons]see also chamber of commerce
4 : a room where a judge goes to do official business or to discuss cases with lawyers outside of the courtroom — usually plural the judge's chambers
5 formal + old-fashioned : a person's bedroom or other private room
the queen's personal chambers a bridal chamber [=a bedroom used by two people who have just been married] the temple's inner chambers
6 : a room used for a special purpose
the burial chambers inside an Egyptian pyramid a torture chambersee also gas chamber
— cham·bered Listen to audio /ˈeɪmbɚd/ adjective
a six-chambered gun [=a gun with six chambers]

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