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MAGNETIC HEAD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a surface and later retrieved
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("magnetic head" is a kind of...):
electromagnet (a temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet)
Holonyms ("magnetic head" is a part of...):
tape machine; tape recorder (a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape)
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