anticlockwise

[ an-ti-klok-wahyz ]

/ ˌæn tɪˈklɒkˌwaɪz /

adjective, adverb Chiefly British.

Nearby words

anticlimactic, anticlimax, anticlinal, anticline, anticlinorium, anticlockwise, anticlotting, anticly, anticoagulant, anticoagulants, anticodon

Origin of anticlockwise

First recorded in 1895–1900; anti- + clockwise

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British Dictionary definitions for anticlockwise

anticlockwise

/ (ˌæntɪˈklɒkˌwaɪz) /

adverb, adjective

in the opposite direction to the rotation of the hands of a clockUS equivalent: counterclockwise

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