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

Example Sentences

Directed by Lance Oppenheim and produced by Benny and Josh Safdie among others, “Ren Faire” depicts and embodies a Möbius strip of truth and grandiosity.

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It was a Möbius strip of a subject.

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Her work also includes research into the structure of molecules that “misbehave,” perhaps tying themselves in knots or taking the shape of a Möbius strip.

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“It’s almost an impossible construction,” Haviv said of the design, which twists around itself like a Möbius strip.

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In his earlier work, Schwartz identified two straight lines that are parallel to each other and also in the same plane, forming a T-pattern on every Möbius strip.

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