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

Its behaviour is influenced by ion concentration, allowing the same turbine to spin either clockwise or anticlockwise, depending on the concentration of Na+ ions in the solution.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2023

They can cause low pressure systems, where air rises and blows anticlockwise, forming clouds and precipitation.

From BBC • Sep. 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

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

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell