English-Thai Dictionary

compartment

N การ แบ่ง  subdivision partition kan-baeng

 

compartmentalise

VT จัดแบ่ง  divide part compartmentalize jad-baeng

 

compartmentalize

VT จัดแบ่ง  divide part compartmentalise jad-baeng

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COMPARTMENT

n. 1. A division or separate part of a general design, as of a picture, or of a ground-plot.
2. A design composed of several different figures, disposed with symmetry, for ornament; as a compartment of tiles or bricks, duly arranged, of various colors and varnished, to decorate a building. In gardening, compartments are assemblages of beds, plots, borders, walks, etc. In heraldry, a compartment is called also a partition.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COMPARTMENT

Com *part "ment, n. Etym: [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. In the midst was placed a large compartment composed of grotesque work. Carew.

 

2. (Shipbuilding )

 

Defn: One of the sections into which the hold of a ship is divided by water-tight bulkheads.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

compartment

com part ment |kəmˈpärtmənt kəmˈpɑrtmənt | ▶noun 1 a separate section or part of something, in particular: • a division of a railroad car marked by partitions: a first-class compartment. • a section of a container in which certain items can be kept separate from others: there's some ice cream in the freezer compartment. • a watertight section of a ship: the aft cargo compartment. • an area in which something can be considered in isolation from other things: religion and politics should be kept in different compartments. 2 Heraldry a grassy mound or other support depicted below a shield. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be compartmented ) divide (something ) into separate parts or sections: the buildings are to be compartmented by fire walls. DERIVATIVES com part men ta tion |kəmˌpärtˌmenˈtāSHən, -mən - |noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French compartiment, from Italian compartimento, from compartire, from late Latin compartiri ‘divide. ’

 

compartmental

com part men tal |kəmˌpärtˈmentl kəmˌpɑrtˈmɛntl | ▶adjective characterized by division into separate sections: the compartmental interior of the church. DERIVATIVES com part men tal ly adverb

 

compartmentalize

com part men tal ize |kəmˌpärtˈmentlˌīz kəmˌpɑrtˈmɛn (t )lˌaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] divide into sections or categories: he had the ability to compartmentalize his life. DERIVATIVES com part men tal ism |-ˌizəm |noun, com part men tal i za tion |kəmˌpärtˌmentl -əˈzāSHən |noun

 

compartment syndrome

com part ment syn drome ▶noun Medicine a condition resulting from increased pressure within a confined body space, esp. of the leg or forearm.

 

Oxford Dictionary

compartment

com |part |ment |kəmˈpɑːtm (ə )nt | ▶noun 1 a separate section or part of a structure or container: there's some ice cream in the freezer compartment. • a division of a railway carriage marked by partitions: a first-class compartment. • a division of a ship's hull: the aft cargo compartment. • an area in which something can be considered in isolation from other things: religion and politics should be kept in different compartments. 2 Heraldry a grassy mound or other support depicted below a shield. ▶verb [ with obj. ] divide (something ) into separate parts or sections: the buildings are to be compartmented by fire walls. DERIVATIVES compartmentation |-ˈteɪʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French compartiment, from Italian compartimento, from compartire, from late Latin compartiri ‘divide ’.

 

compartmental

com |part |men ¦tal |kɒmpɑːtˈmɛnt (ə )l | ▶adjective characterized by division into separate sections: the compartmental interior of the church. DERIVATIVES compartmentally adverb

 

compartmentalize

compartmentalize |kɒmpɑːtˈmɛnt (ə )lʌɪz |(also compartmentalise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] divide into discrete sections or categories: he had the ability to compartmentalize his life. DERIVATIVES compartmentalism noun, compartmentalization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun

 

compartment syndrome

com |part |ment syn |drome ▶noun Medicine a condition resulting from increased pressure within a confined body space, especially of the leg or forearm.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

compartment

compartment noun 1 a secret compartment: section, part, bay, recess, chamber, cavity; pocket. 2 they put science and religion in separate compartments: domain, field, sphere, department; category, pigeonhole, bracket, group, set.

 

compartmentalize

compartmentalize verb we need to compartmentalize the issues we're working on: categorize, pigeonhole, group, classify, characterize, stereotype, label, brand; sort, rank, rate.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

compartment

compartment noun 1 Benjamin examined the casket for a secret compartment: section, part, partition, bay, recess, chamber, cavity, niche, nook, hollow; pocket, pouch, receptacle. 2 they place magic, science, and religion into separate compartments: domain, field, sphere, realm, area, department, sector, section, division, part; category, pigeonhole, bracket, class, group, set.

 

compartmentalize

compartmentalize verb we need to compartmentalize the issues we're working on: categorize, pigeonhole, sectionalize, bracket, separate, distinguish, group; classify, characterize, stereotype, label, brand, tag, designate, grade, codify, sort, rank, rate.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

compartment

com part ment /kəmpɑ́ː r tmənt /名詞 C 1 (仕切った )区画 〘たんすの一仕切り, 家の仕切り間, 庭の区画など 〙; 仕切り室 .2 (列車の )仕切り客室, コンパートメント 〘米国では寝室 トイレ付きの特別個室; 英国 ヨーロッパでは3, 4人用の座席が向かい合う客室 〙.3 (船の )防水隔室 .

 

compartmentalize

com part men tal ize /kəmpɑ̀ː r tmént (ə )làɪz |kɔ̀m -/動詞 他動詞 …を区画 [区分 ]する .com p à rt m è n tal i z á tion 名詞