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chamber
noun
a
separate
room
inside
a
building
,
especially
a
bedroom
or
a
private
room
.
•
The
princess
waited
quietly
in
her
chamber
before
the
ceremony
.
The
princess
waited
quietly
in
her
chamber
before
the
ceremony
.
•
Please
leave
your
coat
in
the
front
chamber
and
come
into
the
main
hall
.
Please
leave
your
coat
in
the
front
chamber
and
come
into
the
main
hall
.
From
Old
French
chambre
,
from
Latin
camera
meaning
‘
vaulted
room
’.
noun
one
of
the
separate
groups
that
form
a
law-making
body
,
such
as
the
upper
or
lower
house
of
a
parliament
.
•
The
bill
passed
the
lower
chamber
but
stalled
in
the
senate
.
The
bill
passed
the
lower
chamber
but
stalled
in
the
senate
.
•
Each
chamber
of
the
legislature
must
approve
the
budget
.
Each
chamber
of
the
legislature
must
approve
the
budget
.
Extension
of
the
idea
of
a
separate
room
to
mean
a
distinct
meeting
room
for
lawmakers
,
later
the
body
itself
.
noun
a
hollow
space
inside
a
machine
,
device
,
or
living
body
that
is
closed
off
from
other
parts
.
•
The
photographer
sealed
the
film
into
a
dark
chamber
to
prevent
light
damage
.
The
photographer
sealed
the
film
into
a
dark
chamber
to
prevent
light
damage
.
•
Each
human
heart
has
four
chambers
that
pump
blood
.
Each
human
heart
has
four
chambers
that
pump
blood
.
Adopted
for
machinery
and
anatomy
in
the
17th
century
,
extending
the
sense
of
an
enclosed
room
.
verb
-
chamber
,
chambering
,
chambers
,
chambered
to
load
a
bullet
or
cartridge
into
the
firing
space
of
a
gun
.
•
The
soldier
quickly
chambered
a
round
before
moving
forward
.
The
soldier
quickly
chambered
a
round
before
moving
forward
.
•
Always
keep
the
safety
on
until
you
are
ready
to
chamber
a
round
.
Always
keep
the
safety
on
until
you
are
ready
to
chamber
a
round
.
Verb
use
developed
in
the
1870s
from
the
noun
referring
to
the
gun
’
s
firing
room
.
