In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
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
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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