compartment
[ kuhm-pahrt-muhnt ]
/ kəmˈpɑrt mənt /
noun
verb (used with object)
to divide into compartments.
Words nearby compartment
comparison test, comparison-shop, comparsa, compart, compartimento, compartment, compartmental, compartmentalize, compartmentation, compass, compass card
Origin of compartment
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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 sectiona compartment of the mind
a small storage space; locker
Derived forms of compartment
compartmental (ˌkɒmpɑːtˈmɛntəl), adjectivecompartmentally, 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
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