Möbius strip

noun

Mö·​bi·​us strip ˈmœ-bē-əs- 

ˈmər-,

ˈmə-,

ˈmō- 

: a one-sided surface that is constructed from a rectangle by holding one end fixed, rotating the opposite end through 180 degrees, and joining it to the first end

Illustration of Möbius strip

Examples of Möbius strip in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Full disclosure: My exposure to the Buzz began driving from down San Francisco’s automotive Mobius strip — the infinitely twisty Lombard Street — and continued around the city, across the Golden Gate Bridge, into the Marin headlands and beyond. —Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024

And so the company presented I.M., a sort of giant Mobius strip/cube comprising Mod Free modules. —John Burek, PCMAG, 5 June 2023

In this case, the same way a decades-prior colleague turned the curve into a Mobius strip, in 2019, another peer turned that strip into a 4D plot. —Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 29 June 2020

Using a beat of Indian origin and an industrial guitar riff that loops on itself like a Mobius strip, Tricky turns a liberation rap anthem into a thumping good rock track. —Ryu Spaeth, The New Republic, 19 Feb. 2021

The resulting shapes frequently resemble abstract sculptures formed from tangles of cord and ribbon: pleated banderoles joined to Mobius strip-like curlicues and looping helixes. —Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2020

In this case, a curve becomes a Mobius strip which in turn becomes ... —Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 29 June 2020

Word History

Etymology

August F. Möbius †1868 German mathematician

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

Möbius strip

noun

Mö·​bi·​us strip ˌmə(r)-bē-əs-  ˌmō- 

: a one-sided surface made by holding one end of a rectangle in place, twisting the rectangle to turn over the other end, and joining the two ends together