compartment

compartment
Synonyms and related words:
alcove, bay, below, between-decks, boiler room, booth, box, brig, bunker, cabin, caboose, camboose, cavity, cell, cellule, chamber, chart room, conning tower, crib, crypt, cubicle, division, enclosed space, engine room, forecastle, forepeak, galley, head, hold, hole, hollow, lazaret, locker, manger, niche, part, partition, pew, pilothouse, quarters, radio room, roundhouse, sail loft, section, sick bay, slot, space, stall, stateroom, stokehold, topside, vault, wardroom

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  • Compartment — may refer to: Biology Compartment (anatomy), a space of connective tissue between muscles Compartment (chemistry), in which different parts of the same protein serves different functions Compartment (development), fields of cells of distinct cell …   Wikipedia

  • Compartment — Com*part ment, n. [F. compartiment, OF. compartir to divide. See {Compart}.] 1. 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. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • compartment — index cell, section (division), subdivision, zone Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • compartment — 1560s, from M.Fr. compartiment part partitioned off (16c.), through It. compartimento, from L.L. compartiri to divide, from com , intensive prefix (see COM (Cf. com )), + partis, gen. of pars part (see PART (Cf. part) (n.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • compartment — [n] section, subdivision alcove, area, bay, berth, booth, carrel, carriage, category, cell, chamber, corner, cubbyhole, cubicle, department, division, hole, locker, niche, nook, part, piece, pigeonhole, place, portion, slot, stall; concept 434 …   New thesaurus

  • compartment — ► NOUN 1) a separate section of a structure or container. 2) a division of a railway carriage marked by partitions. DERIVATIVES compartmental adjective compartmentally adverb. ORIGIN French compartiment, from Latin compartiri divide …   English terms dictionary

  • compartment — [kəm pärt′mənt; ] for v [., kəm pärt′ment΄, kəm pärt′mənt] n. [Fr compartiment < It compartimento < compartire,COMPART] 1. any of the divisions into which a space is partitioned off 2. a separate section, part, division, or category vt.… …   English World dictionary

  • compartment — See battery compartment cassette compartment cluttered engine compartment crowded engine compartment engine compartment glove compartment passenger compartment …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • compartment — n. 1) a glove compartment 2) a first class; second class compartment 3) a watertight compartment * * * [kəm pɑːtmənt] second class compartment a first class a glove compartment a watertight compartment …   Combinatory dictionary

  • compartment — [[t]kəmpɑ͟ː(r)tmənt[/t]] compartments 1) N COUNT A compartment is one of the separate spaces into which a railway carriage is divided. On the way home we shared our first class compartment with a group of businessmen. 2) N COUNT A compartment is… …   English dictionary

  • compartment */ — UK [kəmˈpɑː(r)tmənt] / US [kəmˈpɑrtmənt] noun [countable] Word forms compartment : singular compartment plural compartments 1) one of the separate parts of a container or place where things are stored the freezer compartment of a fridge She found …   English dictionary

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