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• Curie point — n. the temperature at which the magnetic properties of a substance change from ferromagnetic to paramagnetic, usually lower than the substance s melting point: also Curie temperature …   English World dictionary

• Curie point — The Curie point (Tc), or Curie temperature, is a term in physics and materials science, named after Pierre Curie (1859 1906), and refers to a characteristic property of a ferromagnetic or piezoelectric material. Curie point in ferromagnetic… …   Wikipedia

• Curie point — noun the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic • Syn: ↑Curie temperature • Hypernyms: ↑temperature * * * noun or curie temperature Usage: usually capitalized C …   Useful english dictionary

• Curie point — noun Date: 1911 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• curie point — /ˈkjuri pɔɪnt/ (say kyoohree poynt) noun the temperature at which a ferromagnetic substance becomes merely paramagnetic. {named in honour of Pierre Curie} …   Australian English dictionary

• Curie temperature — In physics and materials science, the Curie temperature (Tc), or Curie point, is the temperature at which a ferromagnetic or a ferrimagnetic material becomes paramagnetic on heating; the effect is reversible. A magnet will lose its magnetism if… …   Wikipedia

• curie-weiss law — ˈwīs , ˈvīs noun Usage: usually capitalized C&W Etymology: after Pierre Curie & Pierre Ernest Weiss died 1940 French physicists : a law of magnetism: the susceptibility of a paramagnetic substance is inversely proportional to the excess of its… …   Useful english dictionary

• Curie-Weiss law — /kyoor ee wuys , vuys /, Physics. the law that the susceptibility of a paramagnetic substance is inversely proportional to the difference of its temperature and the Curie point and that the substance ceases to be paramagnetic below the Curie… …   Universalium

• Curie–Weiss law — The Curie Weiss law describes the magnetic susceptibility χ of a ferromagnet in the paramagnetic region above the Curie point: where C is a material specific Curie constant, T is absolute temperature, measured in kelvins, and Tc is the Curie… …   Wikipedia

• Curie temperature — noun the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic • Syn: ↑Curie point • Hypernyms: ↑temperature * * * noun see curie point * * * Curie temperature, = Curie point. (Cf. ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Curie-Weiss law — The Curie Weiss law describes the magnetic susceptibility of a ferromagnet in the paramagnetic region above the Curie point::chi = frac{C}{T T {cwhere:chi is the magnetic susceptibility: C is a material specific Curie constant: T is absolute… …   Wikipedia