Definition of compartment Compartment

/kʌmpɑˈɹtmʌnt/ - [kumpartmunt] - com•part•ment

We found 9 definitions of compartment from 5 different sources.

What does compartment mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: compartments
compartment - a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
		room an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
		bay a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color
		bay a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color
		box a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear"
		loge, box balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine
		cab a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
		cabin the enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carried
		cabin the enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carried
		storage locker, locker, cabinet a fastener that locks or closes
		cable car, car a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway; "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain"
		elevator car, car a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"
		gondola, car long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice
		cockpit compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
		couchette a compartment on a European passenger train; contains 4 to 6 berths for sleeping
		drawing room a formal room where visitors can be received and entertained
		glove compartment compartment on the dashboard of a car
		automobile trunk, luggage compartment, trunk compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk"
		module a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components
		pilothouse, wheelhouse an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated
		roomette a small private compartment for one on a sleeping car
		stall a tactic used to mislead or delay
compartment - a space into which an area is subdivided
		space the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite"
		cell (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
		cubbyhole, pigeonhole a small compartment

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Wiktionary

compartment (Noun)
A room, or section, or chamber.
compartment (Noun)
One of the parts in which an area is subdivided.
compartment (Noun)
Part of a protein that serves a specific function.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

compartment (n.)
One of the parts into which an inclosed portion of space is divided, as by partitions, or lines; as, the compartments of a cabinet, a house, or a garden.
compartment (n.)
One of the sections into which the hold of a ship is divided by water-tight bulkheads.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

compartment
kom-pärt′ment, n. a separate part or division of any enclosed space: a division of a railway carriage: a division of anything.—v.t. Compart′, to divide into parts. [Fr., from compartir—L. com, with, partīre, to part.]

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compartment, verb, present, 1st person singular of compartment (infinitive).
compartment, verb (infinitive).
compartment, noun, singular of compartments.