compartment
noun
- any of the divisions into which a space is partitioned off
- a separate section, part, division, or category
See compartment in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kəm-pärtˈmənt)
noun- One of the parts or spaces into which an area is subdivided.
- A separate room, section, or chamber: a storage compartment.
transitive verb com·part·ment·ed,
com·part·ment·ing,
com·part·ments To compartmentalize: “The information has not been compartmented” (John H. Cushman, Jr.)
Related Forms:
- comˌpart·mentˈal (kŏmˌpärt-mĕnˈtl) adjective
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