English Explanatory Dictionary

anticlockwise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. 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 hands of an analog clock.
adv
  1. In an anticlockwise fashion.

Pronunciation

/ˌæn.tiˈklɒk.waɪz/ ăn'tēkläkʹwīz ăn'tīkläkʹwīz /ˌæn.tɪˈklɑkˌwaɪz/ /ˌæn.tiˈklɑkˌwaɪz/ /ˌænˌtaɪˈklɑkˌwaɪz/ En-us-anticlockwise.ogg /ˌæn.tiˈklɔk.wɑɪz/ EN-AU ck1 anticlockwise.ogg

Word forms

anticlockwise

Etymology

From anti- + clockwise.

Synonyms

counterclockwise counter-clockwise laevorotatory levorotatory positive widdershins withershins

Antonyms

clockwise

Derived words

anticlockwisely
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