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.
Late Latin prÄ«mÅgenitÅ«ra: Latin prÄ«mÅ, at first (from prÄ«mus, first; see per 1 in Indo-European roots) + Latin genitÅ«ra, birth (from genitus, past participle of gignere, to beget; see gen&schwa;- in Indo-European roots). Origin of primogeniture. Related Forms: 1  priâ²moÂ·genâ²iÂ·tarâ²y, priâ²moÂ·genâ²iÂ·tal.