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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

artifact, artefact go
a man-made object taken as a whole

construction, structure go
a thing constructed

area go
a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function

enclosure go
a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose

chamber
a natural or artificial enclosed space

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airlock, air lock go
a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure
bomb shelter, air-raid shelter, bombproof go
a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities
burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture go
a chamber that is used as a grave
caisson, pneumatic caisson, cofferdam go
large watertight chamber used for construction under water
camera obscura go
a darkened enclosure in which images of outside objects are projected through a small aperture or lens onto a facing surface
core go
the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place
cylinder, piston chamber go
a chamber within which piston moves
firing chamber, gun chamber go
chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge
furnace go
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
hyperbaric chamber go
a large chamber in which the oxygen pressure is above normal for the atmosphere
particle detector go
a chamber in which particles can be made visible
resonator, cavity resonator, resonating chamber go
a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves
steam chest go
the chamber from which steam is distributed to a cylinder
stokehold, stokehole, fireroom go
(nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired
packing box, stuffing box go
a small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal
tokamak go
a doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research
vacuum chamber go
a chamber from which nearly all matter (especially air) has been removed