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.
Also called
Möbius band.
Origin of Möbius strip
1900–05; named after A. F.
Möbius
British Dictionary definitions for mobius strip
Möbius strip
/ (ˈmɜːbɪəs, German ˈmøːbiʊs) /
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
Scientific 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.