1 [C] a hall in a public building that is used for formal meetings:
The members left the council chamber. * the Senate / House chamber
seealsoCHAMBEROFCOMMERCE
2 [C+sing./pl.v.] one of the parts of a parliament:
the Lower / Upper Chamber (= in Britain, the House of Commons / House of Lords) * the Chamber of Deputies in the Italian parliament * Under Senate rules, the chamber must vote on the bill by this Friday.
3 [C] (in compounds) a room used for the particular purpose that is mentioned:
a burial chamber * Divers transfer from the water to a decompression chamber.
seealsoGASCHAMBER
4 [C] an enclosed space in the body, in a plant or in a machine:
the chambers of the heart * the rocket's combustion chamber * the chamber of a gun (= the part that holds the bullets)
5 [C] an enclosed space under the ground:
They found themselves in a vast underground chamber.
6 [C] (old use) a bedroom or private room:
Lady Eleanor was found dead in her chamber.
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