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メビウスの帯 (メビウスのおび) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

メビウスの帯おび

also: メービウスのおび

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Meanings

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noun

Möbius strip

mathematics

A one-sided surface formed by twisting a strip and joining the ends. Used in mathematics and topology.

メビウスの帯おびは、表おもてと裏うらの区く別べつがない不ふ思し議ぎな図ず形けいです。
The Möbius strip is a curious shape with no distinction between front and back.

数すう学がくの授じゅ業ぎょうでメビウスの帯おびを作つくってみた。

I made a Möbius strip in math class.

Written forms

メビウスの帯おび
Standard spelling for the Möbius strip in Japanese.
メービウスの帯おび
Alternate spelling reflecting the long vowel in the German name Möbius.
メービウスのおび

Kanji

帯sash, belt, obi

Etymology

From the German mathematician August Ferdinand Möbius, who described the surface in 1858. The Japanese name combines his name with 帯 (obi, 'belt' or 'band').