Compartment Definition

kəm-pärtmənt

compartments

noun

Any of the divisions into which a space is partitioned off.

Webster's New World

A separate section, part, division, or category.

Webster's New World

(biochemistry) Part of a protein that serves a specific function.

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Synonyms:

verb

To compartmentalize.

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Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Compartment

Singular:

compartment

Plural:

compartments

First attested 1564, from Middle French compartiment, from Italian compartimento, from Late Latin compartiri (“to divide with, to share with”), from com- + partiri (“to apportion, to divide, to share”)

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