Definition of anticlockwise Anticlockwise
/ˌæntɪklˈɒkwaɪz/ - an•ti•clock•wise
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British English
anticlockwise
American English
counter clockwise
What does anticlockwise mean?
WordNet
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| anticlockwise - in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock | ||
| counterclockwise, contraclockwise | ||
| clockwise in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock | ||
| sinistral of or on the left; "a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer"; "a sinistral flatfish lies with the left eye uppermost" | ||
Adverb |
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| anticlockwise - in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move; "please move counterclockwise in a circle!" | ||
| counterclockwise | ||
| clockwise in the direction that the hands of a clock move; "please move clockwise in a circle" | ||
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anticlockwise
In the opposite direction of how the hands of an analogue clock move.
