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Möbius strip
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Mö·bi·us strip  (mb-s, m-, m-)
n.
A continuous one-sided surface that can be formed from a rectangular strip by rotating one end 180° and attaching it to the other end.

[After August Ferdinand Möbius (1790-1868), German mathematician.]
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Möbius strip

Möbius strip [ˈmɜːbɪəs (German) ˈmøːbiʊs]
n
(Mathematics) Maths a one-sided continuous surface, formed by twisting a long narrow rectangular strip of material through 180° and joining the ends
[named after August Möbius (1790-1868), German mathematician who invented it]


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