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counterclockwise

UK
/ˌkaʊntəˈklɒk.waɪz/
US
/ˌkaʊntərˈklɑk.waɪz/

Translations

counterclockwiseadjective
more counterclockwise
Comp.
most counterclockwise
Super.
UK
/ˌkaʊntəˈklɒk.waɪz/
US
/ˌkaʊntərˈklɑk.waɪz/
The dancers moved in a counterclockwise direction around the circle.
Les danseurs se sont déplacés dans un sens antihoraire autour du cercle.
Synonyms
leftward
anticlockwise
counterwise
Antonyms
clockwise
counterclockwiseadverb
UK
/ˌkaʊn.təˈklɒk.waɪz/
US
/ˌkaʊn.tɚˈklɑk.waɪz/
dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre
The dancers moved counterclockwise around the circle.
Les danseurs ont tourné dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre autour du cercle.
Synonyms
widdershins
leftward
anticlockwise
Antonyms
clockwise

Definitions

counterclockwiseadjective
Moving in the opposite direction to the way the hands of a clock move.
The dancers moved in a counterclockwise direction around the circle.
Oriented or arranged so that rotation would proceed in the opposite direction to the hands of a clock.
The galaxy has a distinctive counterclockwise spiral pattern.
counterclockwiseadverb
In a direction opposite to that in which the hands of a clock move.
The dancers moved counterclockwise around the circle.
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