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- Dictionarycompartment/kəmˈpɑːtm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. a separate section or part of a structure or container: "there's some ice cream in the freezer compartment" Similar
- 2. a grassy mound or other support depicted below a shield.
verb
- 1. divide (something) into separate parts or sections: "the buildings are to be compartmented by fire walls"
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COMPARTMENT definition: 1. one of the separate areas inside a vehicle, especially a train: 2. a separate part of a piece…. Learn more.
The meaning of COMPARTMENT is a separate division or section. How to use compartment in a sentence. a separate division or section; one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided…
noun. a part or space marked or partitioned off. Synonyms: section, division. a separate room, section, etc.: a baggage compartment. U.S. Railroads. a private bedroom with toilet facilities. a separate aspect, function, or the like: the compartments of the human mind. Architecture. a distinct major division of a design.
a separate part of a piece of furniture, equipment, or a container with a particular purpose: a refrigerator with a small freezer compartment. the sleeping / inner compartment in a tent. medical specialized. a section in the body that contains muscles and nerves and is surrounded by connective tissue:
A compartment is a space within another space, like the glove compartment in a car. Compartments are spaces, but they're not spaces that stand on their own. Rather, compartments are part of other spaces: they're subdivisions.
A compartment is one of the separate parts of an object that is used for keeping things in. I put a bottle of champagne in the freezer compartment. ...the secret compartment of my jewel box.
1. a part or space marked or partitioned off. 2. a separate room, section, etc.: a baggage compartment. v.t. 3. to divide into compartments. [1555–65; < Middle French compartiment < Italian compartimento]
noun. /kəmˈpɑːtmənt/ /kəmˈpɑːrtmənt/ one of the separate sections that something such as a piece of furniture or equipment has for keeping things in. The desk has a secret compartment. There is a handy storage compartment beneath the oven. see also glove compartment. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
COMPARTMENT definition: 1. one of the separate areas inside a vehicle, especially a train: 2. a separate part of a…. Learn more.
Compartment definition, a part or space marked or partitioned off. See more.
