compartment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kəmˈpɑɹtmənt/ (General-American)
- /kəmˈpɑːtmənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *pérh₃tis? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin partiō Latin partior Latin compartīrībor. Italian compartire Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Italian -mento Italian compartimentobor. Middle French compartimentder. English compartment 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”).
Meanings
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A room, or section, or chamber, typically within a vehicle.
This is a second-class ticket. And you're sitting in the first class!” “I'd no idea,” Haldiram said. “I didn't know what compartment was this.” And looking around, he asked, “Where does it say First Class? I still can't see it.
2014 April 28, Dr. Ulhas R. Gunjal, Home, Again!: A Novel of Identity, Self-Discovery, and Tragedy, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 313:Because of the heavy traffic, the 1960-61 Christmas guide to trains between King's Cross and the north stated: "To make travel conditions as comfortable as possible, passengers are requested to raise arm rests to enable four people to be seated on each side of those compartments which are fitted with arm rests."
2023 December 27, David Turner, “Silent lines...”, in RAIL, number 999, pages 29-30:Two men were seated in a well-lit compartment of a third-class railway carriage.
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| compartments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
smoking compartment · driver's compartment · nanocompartment · intercompartment · subcompartment · compartmentless · microcompartment · rhizocompartment · compartmentize · compartmentation · compartmentful · biocompartment · compartmentectomy · glove compartment · compartmental · engine compartment · compartmentable · passenger compartment · compartment syndrome · multicompartment · compartmentlike
Translations (80)
ru купе́ (chamber) · af kompartemente (part into which an area is subdivided) · es compartimento (chamber) · es compartimiento (chamber) · mk о́тсек (chamber) · uk відсі́к (chamber) · cs oddělení (chamber) · rar piʻa (part into which an area is subdivided) · cs kupé (chamber) · ro compartiment (chamber) · eo kupeo (chamber) · es compartimiento (part into which an area is subdivided) · ota حجره (chamber) · uk купе́ (chamber) · ru отделе́ние (part into which an area is subdivided) · ca compartiment (part into which an area is subdivided) · de Postament (heraldry: mound beneath the shield) · tr kompartıman (chamber) · fa کوپه (chamber) · ko 컴파트먼트 (chamber) · pt compartimento (chamber) · be аддзяле́нне (chamber) · hi डिब्बा (chamber) · ka განყოფილება (chamber) · no kupé (chamber) · cs přihrádka (chamber) · ru отсе́к (part into which an area is subdivided) · rar piʻa (chamber) · fi osasto (chamber) · mk о́тсек (part into which an area is subdivided) · bg купе (chamber) · sv fack (part into which an area is subdivided) · fi loosi (chamber) · sv postament (heraldry: mound beneath the shield) · mk о́ддел (part into which an area is subdivided) · eo fako (part into which an area is subdivided) · ja 区画 (chamber) · hu fülke (chamber) · fi postamentti (heraldry: mound beneath the shield) · fi osa-alue (part into which an area is subdivided) · pl przedział (chamber) · ro compartimente (part into which an area is subdivided) · fr compartiment (part into which an area is subdivided) · ru отделе́ние (chamber) · uk відді́лення (chamber) · es compartimento (part into which an area is subdivided) · it zoccolo (heraldry: mound beneath the shield) · fi jakso (biochemistry: part of a protein) · tr bölme (part into which an area is subdivided) · ja 仕切り (chamber) · ro compartiment (part into which an area is subdivided) · cmn 車廂 /车厢 (chamber) · mk пре́града (chamber) · cmn 包房 (chamber) · es terraza (heraldry: mound beneath the shield) · af kompartement (part into which an area is subdivided) · fi kammio (chamber) · gl compartimento (chamber) · fr compartiment (chamber) · sv kupé (chamber) · gl compartimento (part into which an area is subdivided) · de Abteil (chamber) · nl ruimte (chamber) · bg отделение (part into which an area is subdivided) · ru отсе́к (chamber) · be адсе́к (chamber) · ca compartiment (chamber) · tr bölme (chamber) · pl postument (heraldry: mound beneath the shield) · be купэ́ (chamber) · nl ondergrond (heraldry: mound beneath the shield) · ar مَقْصُورَة (chamber) · eo kompartimento (chamber) · bg отделение (chamber) · it terrazza (heraldry: mound beneath the shield) · fi aitio (chamber) · mk купе́ (chamber) · sv avdelning (chamber) · ga urrann (part into which an area is subdivided) · fr terrasse (heraldry: mound beneath the shield)