Chamber

Table of contents

1 Etymology 2 English 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Translations 2.1.2 Related terms 2.2 Verb

Etymology

Via French, from Latin camera, chamber or room

English

Noun

chamber (plural: chambers )

1. an enclosed space. For example, a test chamber is typically a closable case where devices under test are placed.
2. a room, especially one used primarily for sleeping; bedroom, sleeping room

Translations

• Catalan: cambra f
• Chinese: 分庭
• Dutch: kamer f

  kammio (1), kamari (2)

  chambre f (2)

  Raum m (1), Kammer f (1), Kammer f (2 hist.), Schlafzimmer n (2)

• Greek: αίθουσα f

  alloggiamento m

  部屋 (へや, heya)

• Korean: 약실
• Latin: camera f

  câmara f

• Romanica: camera f

  камера f

  cámara f, compartimiento m

Related terms

• chamberlain
• chambermaid
• chamber music
• chamber of commerce
• chamber pot
• in chambers

Verb

to chamber

1. to place in a chamber