A surname from French, especially referring to Marie Curie and her husband Pierre Curie.

3.7×10¹⁰ decays per second, as a unit of radioactivity. Symbol Ci.

plural of curie

(chemistry, physics) The temperature at which the magnetism of a substance changes, specifically when a ferromagnetic material becomes paramagnetic.

(physics) A law which shows that the magnetic susceptibility of a paramagnetic dipole is inversely proportional to the absolute temperature; the basis of operation of magnetic thermometers.

plural of Curie point

Curie temperature.

plural of Curie temperature

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal canary yellow mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, uranium, and vanadium.

plural of curiet