Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
an electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a surface and later retrieved;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
magnetic head \magnetic head\ n. (Electronics)
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
magnetic head
n 1: an electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts
electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be
stored on a surface and later retrieved