■ noun
1》 a large room used for formal or public events.
2》 one of the houses of a parliament.
3》 ( ~s ) Law, Brit. rooms used by a barrister or barristers, especially in the Inns of Court.
↘ Law a judge's office, where proceedings may be held if not required to be held in open court.
4》 archaic a private room, especially a bedroom.
5》 an enclosed space or cavity.
↘the part of a gun bore that contains the charge.
6》 [as modifier ] Music of or for a small group of instruments: a ~ orchestra.
■ verb place (a bullet) into the ~ of a gun.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. chambre , from L. camera 'vault, arched ~', from Gk kamara 'object with an arched cover'.