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compartmental

/kɒmpɑːtˈmɛntəl/

compartmental adjective: of, pertaining to, or constructed from compartments.

Adjective

compartmental (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or constructed from compartments

Origin of compartmental

From compartment + -al.

Words formed from compartmental

Words that rhyme with compartmental

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Questions about compartmental

What does compartmental mean?
Compartmental means of, pertaining to, or constructed from compartments.
What part of speech is compartmental?
Compartmental is an adjective.
How do you pronounce compartmental?
Compartmental is pronounced /kɒmpɑːtˈmɛntəl/.

Words near compartmental in the dictionary

  1. compartitions
  2. compartment
  3. compartment syndrome
  4. compartment syndromes
  5. compartmentable
  6. compartmental
  7. compartmentalisation
  8. compartmentalisations
  9. compartmentalise
  10. compartmentalised
  11. compartmentalises

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