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Curie point

American  

noun

Physics.

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

Curie point British  

noun

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

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Curie point Scientific  

  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

Etymology

Origin of Curie point

First recorded in 1920–25; named after Pierre Curie

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As the oceanic plates get pulled apart, the magma cools below the Curie point, the temperature below which a magnetic field gets locked into magnetic minerals.

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This critical temperature chemists call the Curie point.

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