compartment

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/kəmˈpɑː(ɹ)tmənt/ English

Definitions

noun

A room, or section, or chamber“Two men were seated in a well-lighted compartment of a third-class railway carriage.”
One of the parts into which an area is subdivided.
Part of a protein that serves a specific function.
A mound (often of grass) beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.

verb

To arrange in separate compartments.

Related words

Synonyms

compartmentalized segment sharing environment ambient enclosure machinery booth envelope room inbox loge chamber stateroom space sphere

Associated

bulkhead forearm luggage thigh decompression turret aft gunner lid baggage syndrome hatch

Rhymes

department apartment efficiency apartment police department fire department studio apartment duplex apartment treasury department justice department navy department

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