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compartment (EN)
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nom “compartment”

singular compartment, plural compartments
  1. compartiment
    She stored her jewelry in a secret compartment of the box.
  2. compartiment (en un tren o vaixell)
    He settled into his seat in the train compartment and opened his book.
  3. compartiment (anatomia, un espai dins del cos o d'un òrgan, separat per membranes o altres estructures)
    The doctor explained that the infection was confined to one compartment of the lower leg.
  4. (bioquímica) una àrea distintiva dins d'una cèl·lula on es produeixen processos específics
    Energy production takes place in the mitochondrial compartments.
  5. (heràldica) un disseny col·locat sota l'escut en un escut d'armes, sovint representant un objecte físic o un paisatge
    The family's coat of arms featured a lion standing on a grassy compartment.