Klein bottle

noun

: a one-sided surface that is formed by passing the narrow end of a tapered tube through the side of the tube and flaring this end out to join the other end

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Trying to make this guy a starter was like shoving a square peg into a Klein bottle. Keith Law, New York Times, 16 June 2025 Real life Klein bottle representations highlight the awkward corners to try to party with your Ramsey clique. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2023 One of the strangest, first described in 1882, may be the Klein bottle. Devin Powell, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2019

Word History

Etymology

Felix Klein †1925 German mathematician

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Klein bottle was in 1941

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“Klein bottle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Klein%20bottle. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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