Definition of Möbius strip in English:
Möbius strip
nounˈməːbɪəsˌmōbēəs ˈstrip
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A surface with one continuous side formed by joining the ends of a rectangle after twisting one end through 180°.
Example sentencesExamples
- If you walked around the Möbius strip starting on one side, you would find yourself on the other side after one full trip and on the starting side again only after two full trips.
- Edinburgh streets twist on themselves like Möbius strips, an endless Escher print complete with fish and chip shops.
- For example, joining two sides of a rectangle after giving it a half twist produces the one-sided, one-edged surface called a Möbius strip.
- Discovered in a purely mathematical context, the Möbius strip is the best known of the various toys of topology.
- The resulting surface, called a Möbius strip, has only one side and one edge.
Origin
Early 20th century: named after August F. Möbius (1790–1868), German mathematician.