Curie point

Curie point

noun

Definition of CURIE POINT

1

: the temperature at which there is a transition between the ferromagnetic and paramagnetic phases

2

: a temperature at which the anomalies that characterize a ferroelectric substance disappear —called also Curie temperature

First Known Use of CURIE POINT

1911

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