compartment
IPA: kʌmpˈɑrtmʌnt
noun
- A room, or section, or chamber
- One of the parts into which an area is subdivided.
- (biochemistry) Part of a protein that serves a specific function.
- (heraldry) 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.
- (anatomy) A region in the body, delimited by a biological membrane.
verb
- (transitive) To arrange in separate compartments.
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Examples of "compartment" in Sentences
- The compartments collect the debris.
- The fighting compartment was very cramped.
- The compartment is vented to the atmosphere.
- The basic unit of management is the compartment.
- It is in the anterior compartment of the forearm.
- The engine compartment is at the rear of the hull.
- The engine is to the right of the crew compartment.
- The hull was riveted with a raised forecastle and 15 compartments.
- The two engines were fitted in the forward compartment of the hull.
- Did he want them to disassemble the components of the passenger compartment