English > chamber: 6 senses > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A natural or artificial enclosed space. |
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| Narrower | airlock, air lock | A chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure |
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| bomb shelter, air-raid shelter, bombproof | A chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing / bombing and provided with food and living facilities |
| burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture | A chamber that is used as a grave |
| caisson, pneumatic caisson, cofferdam | large watertight chamber used for construction under water |
| camera obscura | A darkened enclosure in which images of outside objects are projected through a small aperture or lens onto a facing surface |
| core | The chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place |
| cylinder, piston chamber | A chamber within which piston moves |
| firing chamber, gun chamber | chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge |
| furnace | An enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc. |
| hyperbaric chamber | A large chamber in which the oxygen pressure is above normal for the atmosphere |
| particle detector | A chamber in which particles can be made visible |
| resonator, cavity resonator, resonating chamber | A hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves |
| steam chest | The chamber from which steam is distributed to a cylinder |
| stokehold, stokehole, fireroom | (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired |
| stuffing box, packing box | A small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal |
| tokamak | A doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research |
| vacuum chamber | A chamber from which nearly all matter (especially air) has been removed |
| Broader | enclosure | A structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed / enclosed for some purpose |
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| Spanish | cámara |
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| Catalan | cambra |
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| Verbs | chamber | place in a chamber |
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English > chamber: 6 senses > noun 5, artifact| Meaning | A room used primarily for sleeping. |
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| Synonyms | bedroom, sleeping room, sleeping accommodation, bedchamber |
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| Part of | dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house | housing that someone is living in |
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| Parts | bed | A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep |
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| Narrower | boudoir | A lady's bedroom or private sitting room |
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| child's room | A bedroom for a child |
| dormitory, dormitory room, dorm room | A large sleeping room containing several beds |
| guestroom | A bedroom that is kept for the use of guests |
| hotel room | A bedroom (usually with bath) in a hotel |
| master bedroom | The principal bedroom in a house |
| motel room | A sleeping room in a motel |
| Broader | room | An area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling |
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| Spanish | alcoba, cámara, cuarto, dormitorio, habitación, recámara |
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| Catalan | alcova, cambra, dormitori, habitació |
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