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compass an instrument for showing direction. A typical compass has a moving magnetic needle that points north. [1/2 definitions]
electromagnet an iron or steel core with wire wound around it. It becomes magnetic when an electric current is passed through the wire.
magnetic If something is magnetic, it has the power to pull objects toward itself, or it has to do with that kind of power or things that have that power.
magnetic field the space around a magnet in which a magnetic force is active.
magnetic pole either of the two points of a magnet where the lines of magnetic force meet and are strongest. [2 definitions]
magnetic tape a thin plastic ribbon with a magnetic coating, used to record sound and images. Magnetic tape is found in audio cassettes and videocassettes.
tape a long magnetic strip used to record sounds and pictures. [1/4 definitions]
tape recorder a machine used to record sound onto magnetic tape or to play back the sound recorded.
videotape a magnetic tape used to record pictures and sound to be played on a television. [1/3 definitions]