Möbius strip
Americannoun
noun
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A continuous one-sided surface formed by rotating one end of a rectangular strip 180° and attaching it to the other end.
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Compare Klein bottle
Etymology
Origin of Möbius strip
1900–05; named after A. F. Möbius ( def. )
Example Sentences
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As the interview unfolds, “Questioning” takes on the form of a Möbius strip.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
“It’s almost an impossible construction,” Haviv said of the design, which twists around itself like a Möbius strip.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
The only way to modify the twist is to cut the Möbius strip.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 24, 2023
Over the course of the past decade, these three have become charter members of pop’s permanent A-list, perpetually sauntering down a red carpet torqued into the shape of a Möbius strip, megastars turned omega-stars.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2023
All of this is enough to send any mother into a spiral of madness, or an even more elaborate shape — a Möbius strip of insanity, an octahedron of derangement.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2022
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