compartment
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compartment
- /kəmˈpɑɹtmənt/ US
- /kəmˈpɑːtmənt/ UK
Where it comes from
First attested 1564, from Middle French compartiment, from Italian compartimento, from Late Latin compartiri (“to divide with, to share with”), from com- + partiri (“to apportion, to divide, to share”).
noun compartments
- A room, or section, or chamber, typically within a vehicle. Two men were seated in a well-lit compartment of a third-class railway carriage.
- One of the parts into which an area is subdivided.
- The part of a protein that serves a specific function.
- A mound (often of grass), shelf (of e.g. wall) or other thing beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.
- A region in the body, delimited by a biological membrane.
verb compartments · compartmenting · compartmented
- To arrange in separate compartments.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: compartmentalized, segment, sharing, environment, ambient, enclosure, machinery, booth, envelope, room, inbox, loge, chamber, stateroom, space, sphere
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noun chamber
| Español | compartimiento, compartimento |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 컴파트먼트 keompateumeonteu |
| 日本語 | 仕切り shikiri, 区画 kukaku |
| 中文 | 車廂 /车厢 chēxiāng, 包房 bāofáng |
| हिन्दी | डिब्बा ḍibbā |
| Português | compartimento |
| Français | compartiment |
| Deutsch | Abteil |
| Română | compartiment |
| Русский | отделе́ние otdelénije, отсе́к otsék, купе́ kupé |
| العربية | مَقْصُورَة maqṣūra |
noun part into which an area is subdivided
| Español | compartimiento, compartimento |
|---|---|
| Français | compartiment |
| Română | compartiment, compartimente |
| Русский | отделе́ние otdelénije, отсе́к otsék |
Talk about this word "compartment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/compartment. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. compartment. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/compartment "compartment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/compartment.Cite this
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title = {compartment},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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