noun
Curie temperature; Curie point
Technical term in physics and materials science; the temperature above which a ferromagnetic material loses its permanent magnetism and becomes paramagnetic.
鉄のキュリー温度は約770℃です。
The Curie temperature of iron is about 770°C.
Named after the French physicist Pierre Curie. The term is a direct borrowing into Japanese as キュリー温度.