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many-chambered

many-chambered

5.7
With many separate rooms or spaces inside
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɛniˈtʃeɪmbərd/
translation icon : multicameral
  • Ancient tombs often featured many-chambered designs to accommodate multiple burials.

Examples

  • The many-chambered structure of the nautilus shell provides it with buoyancy and stability.

  • Some plants have many-chambered structures for storing water.

  • The many-chambered heart of a mammal efficiently separates oxygenated and deoxygenated blood.

  • The many-chambered heart of the octopus is fascinating.

  • The many-chambered heart of a mammal efficiently separates oxygenated and deoxygenated blood.

  • The many-chambered structure of the nautilus shell provides it with buoyancy and stability.

  • Some plants have many-chambered structures for storing water.

Synonyms

compartmented
vsmany-chambered
1 5.5

Divided into smaller sections like boxes or rooms

emphasizes the presence of many internal sections rather than mere division
chambered
vsmany-chambered
1 5.1

Divided into separate small rooms or spaces

indicates that there are many such internal spaces inside
multilocular
vsmany-chambered
  • Specialized
9.1

Having many small chambers inside, like a cyst or tomato

does not stress that the internal spaces are small
multiloculated
vsmany-chambered
  • Specialized
9.9

Divided into many small separate chambers, often in a lump or cyst

is the general term not limited to medical or body use

Antonyms

unilocular
  • Specialized
9.7

Having only one chamber inside, for example in a fruit or cyst

How Many

many-chambered
5.7
two-chambered
  • Specialized
6.0

Surface Forms

many-chambered positive

Morphology

many-chambered = chambered (transparent) = many + chamber + ed

The adjective is formed by adding 'many' to 'chambered' (itself 'chamber' + '-ed'), and the meaning 'having many chambers' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Many-chambered is made from the simple parts many 'a large number', chamber 'room' like the familiar word bedroom, and the ending -ed that makes it an adjective. So a many-chambered thing has many rooms or compartments inside, which helps you imagine a shell, heart, or tomb with lots of small spaces.