chamber

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈtʃeɪmbə(r)/ SAMPA: /"tSeImb@(r)/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈtʃeɪmbɚ/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: cham‧ber

Noun

Singular chamber

Plural chambers

1. (countable) A chamber is a room that is often used for sleeping.

   He went to his chamber to get some rest.

2. (countable) A chamber is a legislative body in a government.

   The House of Representatives is the only chamber in the legislature of New Zealand.

3. (countable) A chamber can be any enclosed space that holds something, such as where the bullets are stored in a gun.

   The chamber was empty so the gun did not fire.

Verb

Plain form chamber

Third-person singular chambers

Past tense chambered

Past participle chambered

Present participle chambering

1. (transitive) To chamber something is to put it in a room or an enclosed space.

   The angry girl chambered herself in her room.