â¢ MAGNETIC COMPASS (noun) The noun MAGNETIC COMPASS has 1 sense: 1. compass based on an indicator (as a magnetic needle) that points to the magnetic north. Familiarity information: MAGNETIC COMPASS used as a noun is very rare.
[ 2 syll. gen-tian, ge-nti-an ] The baby boy name Gentian is pronounced as JH EH NSHAHN â . Gentian is used predominantly in the Albanian language and it is derived from Latin origins. It is derived from the element 'gentiana' meaning gentian. The name Gentiana (Albanian) is the female version of Gentian.
Word Origin and History for gentile Expand adj. mid-13c., noble, kind, gracious (mid-12c. as a surname); late 14c., of noble rank or birth, belonging to the gentry, from Late Latin gentilis foreign, heathen, pagan, from Latin gentilis person belonging to the same family, fellow countryman, from gentilis (adj.) of the same family or clan, from gens (genitive gentis) race, clan (see gentle).