compartment

[ kuhm-pahrt-muhnt ]
/ kəmˈpɑrt mənt /

noun

verb (used with object)

to divide into compartments.

Origin of compartment

1555–65; < Middle French compartiment < Italian compartimento. See compart, -ment

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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, adverb

Word Origin for compartment

C16: from French compartiment, ultimately from Late Latin compartīrī to share, from Latin com- with + partīrī to apportion, from pars part