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Curie point

noun

Physics.

  1. the temperature beyond that at which a ferromagnetic substance exhibits paramagnetism.

Curie point

noun

  1. the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Curie point

  1. The temperature at which a phase change in the magnetic or ferroelectric properties of a substance occurs, especially the change from ferromagnetism to paramagnetism that occurs with increasing temperature.

  2. Also called Curie temperature

  3. See also magnetic reversal state of matter

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Curie point1

First recorded in 1920–25; named after Pierre Curie
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Curie point1

C20: named after Pierre Curie
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Hot fluids or ambient heat can reset an imprinted magnetic field if the temperature of magnetite rises to 585 degrees Celsius, its Curie point—the temperature at which magnetic fields are set in the mineral.

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