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

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There are also the Mobius strip cuff links crafted from all-silver or interwoven yellow-gold, rhodium and black ruthenium or semiprecious chrysocolla or spiny oyster. —

Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 1 Aug. 2025 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 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

Word History

Etymology

August F. Möbius †1868 German mathematician

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Möbius strip was in 1904

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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