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Möbius strip

/ˈməʊ.bi.əs stɹɪp/UK/ˈmɜː.bi.əs stɹɪp/

Möbius strip noun: a one-sided surface formed by identifying two opposite edges of a square in opposite senses;.

möbius strip: a one-sided surface formed by identifying two opposite edges of a square in opposite senses;
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Noun

Möbius strip (plural Möbius strips)

  1. A one-sided surface formed by identifying two opposite edges of a square in opposite senses;
    • Like a mind moving on a Möbius strip of events, one's consciousness goes over the same territory again and again without ever becoming aware of the nature of awareness.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, page 8
    • B. F. Goodrich Co. has a patent for a Möbius strip conveyor belt. It lasts longer since the wear and tear is spread uniformly over the entire surface.1991, Theoni Pappas, More Joy of Mathematics, Wide World Publishing, page 117
  2. a narrow strip given a half twist and joined at the ends, forming a three-dimensional embedding of said surface.

Möbius strip meaning in Indonesian and Vietnamese

Möbius strip in Indonesian

one-sided surface
pita Möbius

Möbius strip in Vietnamese

one-sided surface
mặt Mobius
narrow strip given a half twist
dải Mobius

Examples of Möbius strip in a sentence

  • A geometrical model of electron (positron) structure is presented based upon an object of two linked loops obtained by cutting a Möbius strip asymmetrically.1992, Speculations in Science and Technology, Volume 15, Elsevier Sequoia, page 221:
  • Proust's novel grew and deepened into over 3,000 pages of everything and nothing: a Möbius strip of profundity twisting into mundanity, mundanity twisting into profundity.2013 November 16, Patrick McGuinness, “Who's afraid of Marcel Proust?”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review), page R20:

Synonyms of Möbius strip

Forms of Möbius strip

pluralMöbius strips
alternative formMobius strip
alternative formMoebius strip

Origin of Möbius strip

Named after August Ferdinand Möbius (1790–1868), one of two German mathematicians—the other being Johann Benedict Listing (1808–1882)—who independently discovered the strip at the same time (1858).

Questions about Möbius strip

What does Möbius strip mean?
Möbius strip means a one-sided surface formed by identifying two opposite edges of a square in opposite senses;.
What is Möbius strip in Indonesian?
Möbius strip in Indonesian is pita Möbius. See Möbius strip meaning in Indonesian.
How do you use Möbius strip in a sentence?
A geometrical model of electron (positron) structure is presented based upon an object of two linked loops obtained by cutting a Möbius strip asymmetrically.
What part of speech is Möbius strip?
Möbius strip is a noun.
How do you pronounce Möbius strip?
Möbius strip is pronounced /ˈmɜː.bi.əs stɹɪp/ (UK).
What is the plural of Möbius strip?
The plural of Möbius strip is Möbius strips.

Words near Möbius strip in the dictionary

  1. Möbius groups
  2. Möbius loop
  3. Möbius loops
  4. Möbius scarf
  5. Möbius scarves
  6. Möbius strip
  7. Möbius strips
  8. Möbius syndrome
  9. Möbius transformation
  10. Möbius transformations
  11. Möller-Barlow disease

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