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Meaning:
Noun:
- An enclosed space. For example, a ''test chamber'' is typically a closable case where devices under test are placed.
- A room, especially one used primarily for sleeping; bedroom, sleeping room.
- In a firearm, this is the portion of the weapon that holds the ammunition round immediately prior to (and during initiation of) its discharge.
- One of the legislative bodies in a government where multiple such bodies exist, or a single such body in comparison to others.
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Verb:
- In martial arts, to prepare an offensive, defensive, or counteroffensive action by drawing a limb or weapon to a position where it may be charged with kinetic energy.
- To create or modify a gun to be a specific caliber.
- To enclose in a room.
- To place in a chamber, as a round of ammunition.
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