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I don't throw money away. First class tickets are very expensive. Why should I fly first class if I can fly business, which is the same thing? I would only fly first class if the ticket included access to some sort of special compartment that could save me if there was any crash.
Silvio Santos

Meaning of "compartment" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COMPARTMENT

From French compartiment, ultimately from Late Latin compartīrī to share, from Latin com- with + partīrī to apportion, from parspart.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COMPARTMENT

compartment  [kəmˈpɑːtmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPARTMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Compartment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMPARTMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of compartment in the English dictionary

The first definition of compartment in the dictionary is one of the sections into which an area, esp an enclosed space, is divided or partitioned. Other definition of compartment is any separate part or section. Compartment is also a small storage space; locker.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMPARTMENT


adjustment
əˈdʒʌstmənt
allotment
əˈlɒtmənt
apartment
əˈpɑːtmənt
appointment
əˈpɔɪntmənt
assortment
əˈsɔːtmənt
commitment
kəˈmɪtmənt
comportment
kəmˈpɔːtmənt
department
dɪˈpɑːtmənt
disappointment
ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt
enactment
ɪnˈæktmənt
excitement
ɪkˈsaɪtmənt
fitment
ˈfɪtmənt
investment
ɪnˈvɛstmənt
mistreatment
ˌmɪsˈtriːtmənt
ointment
ˈɔɪntmənt
pretreatment
priːˈtriːtmənt
recruitment
rɪˈkruːtmənt
statement
ˈsteɪtmənt
treatment
ˈtriːtmənt
understatement
ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMPARTMENT

comparative
comparative advertising
comparative judgment
comparative psychology
comparatively
comparativist
comparator
compare
compare notes
comparer
comparison
comparison test
compart
compartmental
compartmentalisation
compartmentalise
compartmentalization
compartmentalize
compartmentalized
compartmentally

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMPARTMENT

advertisement
capital investment
contentment
cost-of-living adjustment
education department
enlistment
fire department
foreign investment
graphic design department
heat treatment
indictment
Justice Department
one-room apartment
police department
power of appointment
resentment
sales department
service department
State Department
studio apartment
the treatment

Synonyms and antonyms of compartment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COMPARTMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «compartment» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of compartment

Translation of «compartment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMPARTMENT

Find out the translation of compartment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of compartment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «compartment» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

车厢
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

compartimento
570 millions of speakers

English

compartment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कम्पार्टमेंट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَقْصُورَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отделение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

compartimento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুঠরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

compartiment
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Petak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abteil
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コンパートメント
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

칸막이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kompartemen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

toa tàu hỏa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தனியறைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कप्पा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bölme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

compartimento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przedział
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

купе
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

compartiment
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαμέρισμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kompartement
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avdelning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

seksjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of compartment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPARTMENT»

The term «compartment» is very widely used and occupies the 16.223 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPARTMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «compartment» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «compartment» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about compartment

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2 QUOTES WITH «COMPARTMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word compartment.
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Silvio Santos
I don't throw money away. First class tickets are very expensive. Why should I fly first class if I can fly business, which is the same thing? I would only fly first class if the ticket included access to some sort of special compartment that could save me if there was any crash.
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Richard Serra
I thought Out of Action was better as a catalogue than the honeycomb because the honeycomb was like walking into one compartment and then another compartment.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPARTMENT»

Discover the use of compartment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to compartment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Regulation of Organelle and Cell Compartment Signaling
"Cell signaling, which is also often referred to as signal transduction or, in more specialized cases, transmembrane signaling, is the process by which cells communicate with their environment and respond temporally to external cues that ...
Ralph A. Bradshaw, Edward A. Dennis, 2011
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Compartment Syndromes: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Complications
Written by an internationally recognized expert, this book provides a comprehensive text for physicians, nurses, and physiotherapists treating patients with acute and chronic compartment syndromes.
Jorma Styf, 2003
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Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics
Prior lessons focused on one-compartment models, but many drugs are better characterized by multicompartment models. In this lesson, we briefly discuss multicompartment models and present a few applications. Multicompartment models ...
‎2010
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Introduction to Drug Metabolism
The simple model of the body as a single compartment appears to be reasonably accurate for many drugs and can yield some useful information on the movement, intensity and duration of action of drugs within the body and can lead to the ...
G. Gordon Gibson, Paul Skett, 2001
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Bradley Fighting Vehicle: Heat in the Driver's Compartment
Reports by Bradley Fighting Vehicle personnel had suggested that the M2A2 ODS was hot, but that the M2A3 was hotter. Results of this study supported these reports.
Margaret S. Salter, David E. Eakin, 2001
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Surgical Treatment of Orthopaedic Trauma
Andrew H. Schmidt The term compartment syndrome refers to acute myoneural ischemia caused by elevated intramuscular pressures. Simplistically, compartment syndrome may be considered to result either from swelling within the minimally ...
James P. Stannard, Andrew H. Schmidt, 2011
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The Minimal Cell: The Biophysics of Cell Compartment and the ...
The volume provides an overview of physical, biochemical and functional studies on minimal cells, with emphasis to experimental approaches. 15 International experts report on their innovative contributions to the construction of minimal ...
P. L. Luisi, Pasquale Stano, 2010
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Trauma: Emergency Resuscitation, Perioperative Anesthesia, ...
SPECIAL PROBLEMS Compartment Syndrome Compartment syndrome is characterized by increased interstitial pressure within a tightly contained fascial sheath that envelops the muscles. Causes include intrinsic factors such as expanding ...
William C. Wilson, Christopher M. Grande, David B. Hoyt, 2007
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Compartment Syndromes: New Insights for the Healthcare ...
The editors have built Compartment Syndromes: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2013 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Additional Research in this book to be ...
‎2013
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Rockwood and Green's Fractures in Adults
Delay in treatment of the acute compartment syndrome can be catastrophic, leading to serious complications such as permanent sensory and motor deficits, contractures, infection and at times, amputation of the limb.106,117,124 In serious ...
Charles A. Rockwood, Robert W. Bucholz, Charles M. Court-Brown, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPARTMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term compartment is used in the context of the following news items.
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Modifications of the endosomal compartment in peripheral blood …
This study is the first, to our knowledge, to report morphological alterations of the endosomal compartment in peripheral cells from AD patients ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
Depressed over Class 10 compartment, boy commits suicide
The police said Gaurav's mother told them that he was depressed because of the compartment he got in Class 10. In the suicide note recovered ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
3
Chevrolet cars to come with small AC compartment for overheated …
In a first-of-its-kind technology, US-based automobile giant Chevrolet is introducing a personal air conditioner for overheated smartphones for ... «On Cars India, Jul 15»
4
CBSE Compartment/IPO Exam: Date sheet published
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has published the compartment/IPO exam date sheet of class 12 and class 10 for the ... «India Today, Jul 15»
5
Cat stuck in truck's engine compartment survives 28-mile ride to NJ …
HACKETTSTOWN – A Mars Chocolate employee called police after finding a fury hitchhiker trapped in the engine compartment of his truck ... «New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV, Jul 15»
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CBSE to hold compartment exam for Class XII on July 16
CHANDIGARH: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct compartment examination for Class XII students and ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
7
Hidden Compartment Leads to Cocaine
"They were able to spot some indicators that led them to believe that there was a compartment on the underside of the trailer," says GBI Agent ... «WSB Radio, Jul 15»
8
Cat rescued from engine of pickup truck after 28-mile ride
This photo provided by the Hackettstown Police Department shows a cat stuck inside the engine compartment of a pickup truck at the Mars ... «KXAN.com, Jul 15»
9
Please place cash in the overhead compartment
That's about how many countries Apple Music and the Beats 1 radio station are available in. The streaming service launched Tuesday to solid ... «WWNO, Jul 15»
10
The Overhead Compartment with Stephanie Szostak
The Overhead Compartment with Stephanie Szostak2 Iron Man 3. Devil Wears Prada. Dinner With Schmucks. Diverse, fascinating, fun films that may have only ... «Pursuitist, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Compartment [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/compartment>. Apr 2024 ».
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