Möbius strip

noun

Mö·​bi·​us strip ˈmœ-bē-əs- How to pronounce Möbius strip (audio)
ˈmər-,
ˈmə-,
ˈmō- How to pronounce Möbius strip (audio)
: 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

Illustration of möbius strip

Examples of Möbius strip in a Sentence

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of Möbius strip was in 1904

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“Möbius strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/M%C3%B6bius%20strip. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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Möbius strip

noun
Mö·​bi·​us strip ˌmə(r)-bē-əs- How to pronounce Möbius strip (audio) ˌmō- How to pronounce Möbius strip (audio)
: 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
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