magnetic head

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun magnetic head has 1 sense

magnetic head(n = noun.artifact) - an electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a surface and later retrieved;

is a kind of

electromagnet

is a part of tape machine, tape recorder

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CIDE DICTIONARY

magnetic head, n.

An electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a magnetizable surface and later retrieved. [WordNet 1.5]

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