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.
De- [de] as a boys' name (also used as girls' name De-) is pronounced de. It is of American origin. Combination of the De- prefix with various endings. Pronunciation emphasis is on the second syllable. These given names follow the French style of aristocratic surnames using the prefix de-. Capitalizing the second syllable is optional; names of this type appear both ways in contemporary usage. See also Da-. STARTS WITH De-