Dictionary entry details
• CHAMBER (noun)
Meaning:
A natural or artificial enclosed space
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("chamber" is a kind of...):
enclosure (artifact consisting of a space that has been enclosed for some purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chamber"):
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)
cavity resonator; resonating chamber; resonator (a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves)
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)
packing box; stuffing 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)
vacuum chamber (a chamber from which nearly all matter (especially air) has been removed)
furnace (an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.)
firing chamber; gun chamber (chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge)
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)
caisson; cofferdam; pneumatic 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 (the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place)
cylinder; piston chamber (a chamber within which piston moves)
Meaning:
An enclosed volume in the body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Context example:
the chambers of his heart were healthy
Hypernyms ("chamber" is a kind of...):
bodily cavity; cavity; cavum ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chamber"):
heart ventricle; ventricle (a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries)
atrium (any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart))
Meaning:
A room where a judge transacts business
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("chamber" is a kind of...):
room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chamber"):
divan; diwan (a Muslim council chamber or law court)
Meaning:
A deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context example:
the upper chamber is the senate
Hypernyms ("chamber" is a kind of...):
assembly (a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose)
Meaning:
A room used primarily for sleeping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bedchamber; bedroom; sleeping room; chamber
Hypernyms ("chamber" is a kind of...):
room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chamber"):
boudoir (a lady's bedroom or private sitting room)
motel room (a sleeping room in a motel)
master bedroom (the principal bedroom in a house; usually occupied by the head of the household)
hotel room (a bedroom (usually with bath) in a hotel)
guestroom (a bedroom that is kept for the use of guests)
dorm room; dormitory; dormitory room (a large sleeping room containing several beds)
child's room (a bedroom for a child)
Holonyms ("chamber" is a part of...):
abode; domicile; dwelling; dwelling house; habitation; home (housing that someone is living in)
• CHAMBER (verb)
Meaning:
Place in a chamber
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "chamber" is one way to...):
domiciliate; house; put up (provide housing for)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
