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Plural of compartment

regular plural

The plural of compartment is compartments.

Forms of compartment

Singularcompartment /kəmˈpɑɹtmənt/
Pluralcompartments
Countablecountable

Compartments in a sentence

  • We saw the internal compartments of the machine.From the entry internal
  • When he knocked the tray of type sorts onto the floor, he simply scooped everything back into the compartments, all unsorted.From the entry unsorted
  • The First Class compartments featured full-width mirrors, pleated curtains, folding tables, abstract murals, and teak veneering.2024 March 20, Greg Morse, “XP64: the train the ^([sic]) [that] launched a new style”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 46. From the entry veneering
  • Sentimental doesn't equate to boring, and this fun cryptex puzzle with hidden compartments is proof of that.2022 November 23, Neha Tandon, Emily Shiffer, “39 Best Sentimental Gifts 2022: Unique, Memorable Ideas”, in Women's Health Magazine…. From the entry cryptex
  • Each of the compartments created represented types, which allowed ontographic examples to be classified.2015, Geoffrey J. Martin, American Geography and Geographers: Toward Geographical Science. From the entry ontographic

Meaning of compartment

  1. noun A room, or section, or chamber, typically within a vehicle.
  2. noun One of the parts into which an area is subdivided.
  3. noun The part of a protein that serves a specific function.

Full definition of compartment

Questions about the plural of compartment

What is the plural of compartment?
The plural of compartment is compartments.
Is compartment countable?
Compartment is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: compartment (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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