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 Webster ]
In the midst was placed a large compartment composed of grotesque work. Carew. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Shipbuilding) One of the sections into which the hold of a ship is divided by water-tight bulkheads. [ 1913 Webster ]
(adj) divided up into compartments or categories, Syn.compartmentalized, compartmentalised, Example: most sciences have become woefully compartmentalized
(adj) divided up or separated into compartments or isolated units; ; - John Mason Brown, Ant.uncompartmented, Example: a compartmented box; the protected and compartmented society of Beacon Hill
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