anticlockwise

American  

[an-ti-klok-wahyz] / ˌæn tɪˈklɒkˌwaɪz /

adjective

Chiefly British.

1. counterclockwise.

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anticlockwise British  

/ ˌæntɪˈklɒkˌwaɪz /

adverb

1. US equivalent: counterclockwise.  in the opposite direction to the rotation of the hands of a clock

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Etymology

Origin of anticlockwise

First recorded in 1895–1900; anti- + clockwise

Example Sentences

By ingeniously designing two chiral turbines, researchers now have the capability to dictate the direction of rotation, clockwise or anticlockwise.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2023

“If the worm rapidly switches between winding clockwise and anticlockwise, you get untangling behavior.”

From Scientific American • Apr. 27, 2023

This occurred if the applied magnetic field was pointed north and then swept upwards or downwards, or directed down while pointing north and rotated anticlockwise.

From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2019

The chip is supposed to be sensitive enough to pick up complex gestures, such as twirling a finger in a clockwise circle to increase the volume on a virtual dial or anticlockwise to reduce it.

From Economist • Jan. 28, 2016

Round and around in swoopy anticlockwise loops I looped, a stone on the end of a string.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell