English Explanatory Dictionary

Möbius strip

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A one-sided surface formed by identifying two opposite edges of a square in opposite senses;
  2. A one-sided surface formed by identifying two opposite edges of a square in opposite senses; a narrow strip given a half twist and joined at the ends, forming a three-dimensional embedding of said surface.
  3. a narrow strip given a half twist and joined at the ends, forming a three-dimensional embedding of said surface.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɜː.bi.əs stɹɪp/ /ˈməʊ.bi.əs stɹɪp/ /ˈmoʊ.bi.əs stɹɪp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Möbius strip.wav

Word forms

Möbius strip Möbius strips Mobius strip Moebius strip

Etymology

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).

Synonyms

Möbius band Möbius loop twisted cylinder

Related words

Möbius group Möbius scarf projective plane cross-cap ♻ nonorientable

Translations

Bulgarian: лист на Мьобиус Catalan: cinta de Möbius Catalan: banda de Möbius Chinese Mandarin: 莫比烏斯帶 /莫比乌斯带 Chinese Mandarin: 莫比烏斯環 /莫比乌斯环 Czech: Möbiova páska Danish: möbiusbånd Dutch: Möbiusband Finnish: Möbiuksen nauha French: ruban de Möbius Galician: banda de Möbius German: Möbiusband Hebrew: טבעת מביוס Hungarian: Möbius-szalag Icelandic: Möbíusarræma Ido: Mobius-strio Indonesian: pita Möbius Interlingua: banda de Möbius Irish: stiall Möbius Italian: nastro di Möbius Japanese: メビウスの帯 Korean: 뫼비우스의 띠 Latin: moebii taenia Luxembourgish: Möbiusschläif Norwegian: möbius’ bånd Polish: wstęga Möbiusa Portuguese: fita de Möbius Russian: лист Мёбиуса Russian: ле́нта Мёбиуса Serbo-Croatian: мебијусова трака Slovene: Möbiusov trak Spanish: banda de Möbius Spanish: cinta de Möbius Swedish: Möbiusband Ukrainian: стрічка Мебіуса Vietnamese: mặt Mobius
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