Compartment vs. Room — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Compartment and Room
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Compartment
One of the parts or spaces into which an area is subdivided.
Room
In a building, a room is any space enclosed within a number of walls to which entry is possible only by a door or other dividing structure that connects it either to a passageway, to another room, or to the outdoors, that is large enough for several persons to move about, and whose size, fixtures, furnishings, and sometimes placement within the building support the activity to be conducted in it.
Compartment
A separate room, section, or chamber
A storage compartment.
Room
A space that is or may be occupied
That easy chair takes up too much room.
Compartment
To compartmentalize
"The information has not been compartmented" (John H. Cushman, Jr.).
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Room
An area separated by walls or partitions from other similar parts of the structure or building in which it is located
The first room on the left.
An unpainted room.
Compartment
A room, or section, or chamber
Two men were seated in a well-lit compartment of a third-class railway carriage.
Room
The people present in such an area
The whole room laughed.
Compartment
One of the parts into which an area is subdivided.
Room
Rooms Living quarters; lodgings.
Compartment
(biochemistry) Part of a protein that serves a specific function.
Room
Suitable opportunity or scope
Room for doubt.
Compartment
(heraldry) A mound (often of grass) beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.
Room
To occupy a room; lodge.
Compartment
(anatomy) A region in the body, delimited by a biological membrane.
Room
Opportunity or scope (to do something).
Compartment
(transitive) To arrange in separate compartments.
Room
(uncountable) Space for something, or to carry out an activity.
Compartment
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.
Room
(archaic) A particular portion of space.
Compartment
One of the sections into which the hold of a ship is divided by water-tight bulkheads.
Room
Sufficient space for or to do something.
Compartment
A small space or subdivision for storage
Room
(nautical) A space between the timbers of a ship's frame.
Compartment
A partitioned section or separate room within a larger enclosed area
Room
(obsolete) Place; stead.
Room
(countable) A separate part of a building, enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling.
Room
(One's) bedroom.
Go to your room!
Room
(in the plural) A set of rooms inhabited by someone; one's lodgings.
Room
The people in a room.
The room was on its feet.
He was good at reading rooms.
It was fun to watch her work the room.
Room
(mining) An area for working in a coal mine.
Room
(caving) A portion of a cave that is wider than a passage.
Room
An IRC or chat room.
Some users may not be able to access the AOL room.
Room
Place or position in society; office; rank; post, sometimes when vacated by its former occupant.
Room
A quantity of furniture sufficient to furnish one room.
Room
(intransitive) To reside, especially as a boarder or tenant.
Doctor Watson roomed with Sherlock Holmes at Baker Street.
Room
(transitive) To assign to a room; to allocate a room to.
Room
Wide; spacious; roomy.
Room
Far; at a distance; wide in space or extent.
Room
(nautical) Off from the wind.
Room
Unobstructed spase; space which may be occupied by or devoted to any object; compass; extent of place, great or small; as, there is not room for a house; the table takes up too much room.
Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
There was no room for them in the inn.
Room
A particular portion of space appropriated for occupancy; a place to sit, stand, or lie; a seat.
If he have but twelve pence in his purse, he will give it for the best room in a playhouse.
When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room.
Room
Especially, space in a building or ship inclosed or set apart by a partition; an apartment or chamber.
I found the prince in the next room.
Room
Place or position in society; office; rank; post; station; also, a place or station once belonging to, or occupied by, another, and vacated.
When he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod.
Neither that I look for a higher room in heaven.
Let Bianca take her sister's room.
Room
Possibility of admission; ability to admit; opportunity to act; fit occasion; as, to leave room for hope.
There was no prince in the empire who had room for such an alliance.
Make room, and let him stand before our face.
Room
To occupy a room or rooms; to lodge; as, they arranged to room together.
Room
Spacious; roomy.
No roomer harbour in the place.
Room
An area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling;
The rooms were very small but they had a nice view
Room
Space for movement;
Room to pass
Make way for
Hardly enough elbow room to turn around
Room
Opportunity for;
Room for improvement
Room
The people who are present in a room;
The whole room was cheering
Room
Live and take one's meals at or in;
She rooms in an old boarding house
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