Möbius strip

American  

[mœ-bee-uhs strip, mey‐, moh‐] / ˈmœ bi əs ˌstrɪp, ˈmeɪ‐, ˈmoʊ‐ /

noun

Geometry.

1. a continuous, one-sided surface formed by twisting one end of a rectangular strip through 180° about the longitudinal axis of the strip and attaching this end to the other.

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Möbius strip British  

/ ˈmɜːbɪəs, ˈmøːbiʊs /

noun

1. maths a one-sided continuous surface, formed by twisting a long narrow rectangular strip of material through 180° and joining the ends

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Möbius strip Scientific  

/ mō′bē-əs /

1. A continuous one-sided surface formed by rotating one end of a rectangular strip 180° and attaching it to the other end.

2. Compare Klein bottle

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Etymology

Origin of Möbius strip

1900–05; named after A. F. Möbius ( def. )

Example Sentences

“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

Imagine that “the Möbius strip was actually a hologram, a kind of ghostly graphical projection into three-dimensional space,” Schwartz says.

From Scientific American • Sep. 12, 2023

Just as the Beltway is a Möbius strip of mobility, so those signs transcend narrative.

From Washington Post • May 1, 2023

They walk through the elevator doors at quitting time, then immediately back in to start the day, as if someone has snipped off the rest of life and twisted the remainder into a Möbius strip.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2022

It was a Möbius strip of a subject.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day