Definitions for "Curie point"
temperature above which a magnetic material will lose its magnetism. Discovered by the French scientist Pierre Curie in the 1890s.
The temperature at which the polarity of a magnetic material is easily changed. Normally associated with optical disk technology.
Temperature at which magnetism changes; the temperature at which in some substances, such as iron, there is a change in the magnetic characteristics, from ferromagnetic to paramagnetic behavior.
Keywords:  richter, scale
Richter Scale