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.
Bastian /bas-t-ian/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Bastian is from Sebastia.astian is an unusual given name for men but a very prominent surname for all people (#4986 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. Census).