ANTICLOCKWISE

anticlockwise, counterclockwise, contraclockwise

(adjective) in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock

anticlockwise, counterclockwise

(adverb) in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move; “please move counterclockwise in a circle!”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

anticlockwise (not comparable)

(South Africa, AU, NZ, British, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.

Synonyms

• counterclockwise (US) / counter-clockwise (US), laevorotatory (chemistry) / levorotatory (chemistry), positive (geometry)

Antonyms

• clockwise

Adverb

anticlockwise (not comparable)

(AU, NZ, British) In an anticlockwise fashion.

Synonyms

• counterclockwise (US) / counter-clockwise (US), widdershins / withershins (particularly on a sundial)

• in a counterclockwise direction (US), in an anticlockwise direction (UK, South Africa, AU, NZ)

Antonyms

• clockwise

Source: Wiktionary

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