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compartmental

com·part·men·tal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh m-pahrt-men-tl, kom-pahrt-]
    • /kəm pɑrtˈmɛn tl, ˌkɒm pɑrt-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh m-pahrt-men-tl, kom-pahrt-]
    • /kəm pɑrtˈmɛn tl, ˌkɒm pɑrt-/

Definitions of compartmental word

  • adjective compartmental divided into compartments: a compartmental office; a compartmental agency. 1
  • noun compartmental Characterized by division into separate sections. 1
  • adjective compartmental Of, pertaining to, or constructed from compartments. 0
See all 3 definitions of compartmental

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Origin of compartmental

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; compartment + -al1

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Parts of speech for Compartmental

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Compartmental

compartmental popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

compartmental usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for compartmental

adj compartmental

  • constituent — A constituent is someone who lives in a particular constituency, especially someone who is able to vote in an election.
  • divided — separated; separate.
  • fragmentary — consisting of or reduced to fragments; broken; disconnected; incomplete: fragmentary evidence; fragmentary remains.
  • incomplete — not complete; lacking some part.
  • part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.

adjective compartmental

  • partial — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
  • parcelled — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
All 12 Synonyms of compartmental

Antonyms for compartmental

adj compartmental

  • total — constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.
  • all — You use all to indicate that you are referring to the whole of a particular group or thing or to everyone or everything of a particular kind.
All 2 Antonyms of compartmental

Top questions with compartmental

  • what is compartmental syndrome?

Related words

  • chambered

    having a chamber inside it in which the body of an important person was laid to rest
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