anticlockwise

anticlockwise
1. adjective /ˌæntiˈklɒk.waɪz,ˌæntiˈklɑkwaɪz,ˌæntaɪˈklɑkwaɪz/
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, in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
2. adverb /ˌæntiˈklɒk.waɪz,ˌæntiˈklɑkwaɪz,ˌæntaɪˈklɑkwaɪz/
In an anticlockwise fashion.

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  • anticlockwise — an|ti|clock|wise [ˌæntıˈklɔkwaız US ˈkla:k ] adv, adj BrE moving in the opposite direction to the hands of a clock American Equivalent: counterclockwise ≠ ↑clockwise ▪ Turn the lid anticlockwise …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • anticlockwise — adverb, adjective BrE moving in the opposite direction to the hands of a clock; counterclockwise AmE: Turn the lid anticlockwise opposite clockwise …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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  • anticlockwise — adjective or adverb Date: 1890 chiefly British counterclockwise …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • anticlockwise — /an ti klok wuyz /, adj., adv. Chiefly Brit. counterclockwise. [1895 1900; ANTI + CLOCKWISE] * * * …   Universalium

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