compartmental
[ kuh m-pahrt-men-tl, kom-pahrt- ]
/ kəm pɑrtˈmɛn tl, ˌkɒm pɑrt- /
adjective
divided into compartments: a compartmental office; a compartmental agency.
Origin of compartmental
First recorded in 1855–60;
compartment +
-al1
OTHER WORDS FROM compartmental
com·part·men·tal·ly, adverbWords nearby compartmental
comparison-shop,
comparsa,
compart,
compartimento,
compartment,
compartmental,
compartmentalize,
compartmentation,
compass,
compass card,
compass course