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Compartment vs Divider - What's the difference?

compartment | divider |

As nouns the difference between compartment and divider

is that compartment is a room, or section, or chamber while divider is an object that separates.

compartment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A room, or section, or chamber
  • :* "Two men were seated in a well-lighted compartment of a third-class carriage."
  • One of the parts in which an area is subdivided.
  • (biochemistry) Part of a protein that serves a specific function.
  • (heraldry) A mound (often of grass) beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.

    • divider

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An object that separates.
  • A device resembling a drawing compass and used to transfer measurements of length.
  • (British, US) The median of a highway or other road where traffic in opposite directions are kept separated.
  • A person who separates or classifies.

    • Verb

    (head)