#electromagnet a temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet
supertype: #magnet a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
part: #armature
part of: #electric_bell #electrical_relay
subtype: #magnetic_head an electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a surface a later retrieved
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