chamber

Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃeɪmbɚ/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a natural or artificial enclosed space
  2. noun an enclosed volume in the body
  3. noun a room where a judge transacts business

Etymology

From Middle English chambre, borrowed from Old French chambre, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vaulted chamber”). Doublet of camera.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
enclosure
Narrower (hyponyms)
caisson, stuffing box, stokehold, furnace, resonator, vacuum chamber

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