Möbius strip

[mœ-bee-uhs strip, mey‐, moh‐]

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.

Möbius strip

/ 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

Möbius strip

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Möbius strip¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Möbius strip¹

C19: named after August Möbius (1790–1868), German mathematician who invented it