ˈtʃeɪmbə n. 1 a a
hall used by a
legislative or
judicial body. b
the body
that meets in
it. c
any of the houses of a
parliament (Chamber of Deputies; second chamber). 2 (in pl.)
Brit.
Law a rooms used by a
barrister or
group of barristers,
esp. in the Inns of
Court. b a judge's
room used
for hearing cases
not needing to be taken in court. 3
poet. or
archaic a room, esp. a
bedroom. 4 Mus. (attrib.) of or for a
small group of instruments (chamber
orchestra; chamber music). 5 an enclosed
space in
machinery etc. (esp. the
part of a gun-bore that contains the charge). 6 a a
cavity in a
plant or in the body of an
animal. b a
compartment in a
structure. 7 = chamber-pot. øChamber of
Commerce an
association to
promote local commercial interests. chamber-pot a
receptacle for
urine etc., used in a bedroom. [ME f. OF chambre f. L CAMERA]