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Meaning of Möbius strip | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈmɜː.bi.əs stɹɪp

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Examples

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.”
“1991, Theoni Pappas, More Joy of Mathematics, Wide World Publishing, page 117, 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.”
“A geometrical model of electron (positron) structure is presented based upon an object of two linked loops obtained by cutting a Möbius strip asymmetrically.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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