COMPARTMENT

compartment

(noun) a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area

compartment

(noun) a space into which an area is subdivided

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

compartment (plural compartments)

A room, or section, or chamber

One of the parts into which an area is subdivided.

(biochemistry) Part of a protein that serves a specific function.

(heraldry) A mound (often of grass) beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.

(anatomy) A region in the body, delimited by a biological membrane.

Verb

compartment (third-person singular simple present compartments, present participle compartmenting, simple past and past participle compartmented)

(transitive) To arrange in separate compartments.

Source: Wiktionary

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Com*part"ment, n. Etym: [F. compartiment, OF. compartir to divide. See Compart.]

1. One of the parts into which an inclosed portion of space is divided, as by partitions, or lines; as, the compartments of a cabinet, a house, or a garden. In the midst was placed a large compartment composed of grotesque work. Carew.

2. (Shipbuilding)

Definition: One of the sections into which the hold of a ship is divided by water-tight bulkheads.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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