Curie constant


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Curie constant

[′kyu̇r·ē ¦kän·stənt]
(electromagnetism)
The electric or magnetic susceptibility at some temperature times the difference of the temperature and the Curie temperature, which is a constant at temperatures above the Curie temperature according to the Curie-Weiss law.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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