compartment

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /kəmˈpɑɹtmənt/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəmˈpɑːtmənt/ Hyphenation: com‧part‧ment === Noun === compartment (plural compartments) A room, or section, or chamber, typically within a vehicle. One of the parts into which an area is subdivided. (biochemistry) The part of a protein that serves a specific function. (heraldry) 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. (anatomy) A region in the body, delimited by a biological membrane. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === compartment (third-person singular simple present compartments, present participle compartmenting, simple past and past participle compartmented) (transitive) To arrange in separate compartments.