chambers

Judge's private quarters

Chambers are enclosed spaces or rooms, especially ones designated for specific purposes.

A judge's chambers are the private office where legal matters may be discussed away from the courtroom.

Legislative bodies meet in chambers: The bill passed both chambers of Congress.

In anatomy, the heart has four chambers.

A chamber can also be the part of a gun that holds the cartridge.

To chamber a round is to load it into position. (Capitalized Chambers is a surname.)

anatomical

heart

Circulatory system's pump

valve · cavity · arterial · pulmonary · organ · compartment · hollow · nautilus · shell

rooms

bedroom

Room for sleeping

anteroom · cell · den · sanctum · lodging · accommodation · guestroom · alcove · study · office

privacy

secluded

Set apart, private

secrecy · discretion · seclusion · sanctuary · retreat · concealment · cloistered · shielded · withdrawn · hidden

architecture

vault

Secure storage chamber

  • corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
  • domeRounded vault forming roof
  • columnVertical structural element

atrium · nave · crypt · catacomb · cavern · grotto · vaulted · arched · stone · underground

acoustic

echo

Reflected sound wave

soundproofing · reverberation · amplification · absorption · damping · sonic · vibration · frequency · harmonics · tone

legal

courtroom

Judicial proceedings chamber

jury · trial · litigation · plaintiff · defendant · prosecution · defense · testimony · evidence · cross-examination

Categories
Opposites
enclosure/openness

chambersopen spaces

Unoccupied expanses or gaps

outdoors · open air · courtyards · atrium · expanse

privacy/publicity

chamberspublic spaces

Areas open to all

public galleries · assembly halls · forums · common rooms · common areas

scale/intimacy

chambershalls

Interior corridors or venues

great halls · ballrooms · auditoriums · arenas · stadiums

Phrases
Family

chamber, chambered, antechamber, bedchamber, chambering, chamber of commerce

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G