chamber Definition

chamber
noun

1. old use
A room, especially a bedroom.
Thesaurus: room, bedroom, hall, boudoir, apartment, closet, compartment, cubicle.
2. A hall for the meeting of an assembly, especially a legislative or judicial body.
3. One of the houses of which a parliament consists.
4. A suite of rooms used by eg a judge or lawyer.

Form: chambers
5. An enclosed space or hollow; a cavity.
6. The compartment in a gun into which the bullet or cartridge is loaded.
7. A room or compartment with a particular function.

Example: a decompression chamber

Etymology: 13c: from French chambre, from Latin camera room.