compartmental

[ kuhm-pahrt-men-tl, kom-pahrt- ]

adjective

1. divided into compartments:

   a compartmental office; a compartmental agency.

Other Words From

• com·part·mental·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of compartmental¹

First recorded in 1855–60; compartment + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Fixed and separate ends reflect a projection of our own fixed and non-interacting compartmental habits.

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