compartment
Pronunciation: /kəmˈpɑɹtmənt/
The English word “compartment” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- A room, or section, or chamber, typically within a vehicle.
- One of the parts into which an area is subdivided.
- The part of a protein that serves a specific function.
- A mound (often of grass), shelf (of e.g. wall) or other thing beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.
- A region in the body, delimited by a biological membrane.
verb
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