compartment
[ kuhm-pahrt-muhnt ]
/ kəmˈpɑrt mənt /
noun
verb (used with object)
to divide into compartments.
Origin of compartment
Words nearby compartment
comparison test,
comparison-shop,
comparsa,
compart,
compartimento,
compartment,
compartmental,
compartmentalize,
compartmentation,
compass,
compass card
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British Dictionary definitions for compartment
compartment
/ (kəmˈpɑːtmənt) /
noun
one of the sections into which an area, esp an enclosed space, is divided or partitioned
any separate part or section
a compartment of the mind
a small storage space; locker
Derived forms of compartment
compartmental (ˌkɒmpɑːtˈmɛntəl), adjective compartmentally, adverbWord Origin for compartment
C16: from French
compartiment, ultimately from Late Latin
compartīrī to share, from Latin
com- with +
partīrī to apportion, from
pars
part