n.
Pronunciation: k ə m- ' pärt-m ə nt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French compartiment, from Italian compartimento, from compartire to mark out in parts, from Late Latin compartiri to share out, from Latin com- + partiri to share, from part-, pars part, share
Date: circa 1578
1 : a separate division or section
2 : one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
– com · part · men · tal \ k ə m- ˌ pärt- ' men-t ə l, ˌ käm- \ adjective