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Möbius strip

noun Geometry.

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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Origin of Möbius strip

1900–05; named after A. F. Möbius
Also called Möbius band.
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British Dictionary definitions for mobius strip

Möbius strip

noun

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

Word Origin for Möbius strip

C19: named after August Möbius (1790–1868), German mathematician who invented it
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for mobius strip

Mobius strip

n.

one-sided object, 1904, see Mobius.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Science definitions for mobius strip

Möbius strip

[mō′bē-əs]

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