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Compartment

/kəmˈpɑː(ɹ)tmənt/

A room, or section, or chamber

📖 Definitions of "Compartment"

noun
  1. 1

    A room, or section, or chamber

    "Two men were seated in a well-lighted compartment of a third-class railway carriage."

  2. 2

    One of the parts into which an area is subdivided.

  3. 3

    Part of a protein that serves a specific function.

  4. 4

    A mound (often of grass) beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.

verb
  1. 1

    To arrange in separate compartments.

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