See Also: compartmental(dictionary)
compartmental model(medicine)
compartmental syndrome(medicine)

compartmental (iou)



compartmental adjective. M19.
[from COMPARTMENT + -AL1.]
Consisting of or pertaining to a compartment or compartments; characterized by division into compartments.
,compartmentali'zation noun division or separation into compartments (lit. & fig.) E20.
compartmentalize verb trans. divide into compartments, place in separate compartments, (lit. & fig.) E20.
compartmentally adverb M20.