Compartment

Noun

 * 1) A room, or section, or chamber
 * 2) One of the parts in which an area is subdivided.
 * 3)  Part of a protein that serves a specific function.

Adjectives for Compartment
separate; concealed; rear; public; watertight.

Verbs for Compartment
coil in—; couch in—; decorate—; design—; distribute in—; divide in—; dwell in—; lay out—; occupy—; ornament—; panel—; partition  into—s;  prepare—;   retain—; seal—; separate into—s; space—s; widen—; —accommodates; —adjoins; —allows; — permits.

Thesaurus
booth, box, brig, bunker, cabin, caboose, camboose, cavity, cell, cellule, chamber, chart room, conning tower, crib, crypt, cubicle, division, enclosed space, engine room, forecastle, forepeak, galley, head, hold, hole, hollow, lazaret, locker, manger, niche, part, partition, pew, pilothouse, quarters, radio room, roundhouse, sail loft, section, sick bay, slot, space, stall, stateroom, stokehold, topside, vault, wardroom

Etymology
First attested 1564, from compartiment:, from  compartimento:, from  compartior:, from com-: + partior:

Translations

 * Arabic: مقصورة
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 車廂, 车厢, 包房
 * Czech: oddělení, kupé
 * Finnish: osasto, aitio, loosi, kammio
 * French: compartiment
 * German: Abteil


 * Hindi: डिब्बा
 * Japanese: コンパートメント, 仕切り, 区画
 * Norwegian: kupé
 * Romanian: compartiment
 * Russian:, отсек, (in a train)
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: osa
 * Romanian: compartiment, compartimente


 * Russian: отделение, отсек
 * Spanish: