anticlockwise

ˌæn.tiˈklɒk.waɪz

Definition of anticlockwise - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

rotation

Rare

in the opposite direction to a clock's hands

Rare

The dancers moved anticlockwise around the stage.

counterclockwise

leftward

reverse

Adjective

rotation

Rare

movement in the opposite direction of a clock's hands

Rare

The dancer spun in an anticlockwise motion.

counterclockwise

reverse

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Origin of anticlockwise

English, anti (against) + clockwise (direction of clock)

Terms with anticlockwise included in their meaning

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dextral

adj.

malacology

describing shells coiling anticlockwise from the apex

widdershins

adv.

anticlockwise

in the opposite direction to clockwise

Examples of anticlockwise in a sentence

The clock's hands were mistakenly installed to move anticlockwise.
She turned the knob in an anticlockwise direction.
The screw must be loosened anticlockwise.

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French:dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre, sens inverse, ...
German:linksherum, ...
Italian:in senso antiorario, antiorario, ...
Spanish:en sentido antihorario, antihorario, ...
Portuguese:no sentido contrário ao dos ponteiros do relógio, sentido anti-horário, ...
Chinese:逆时针, 与时针相反的方向, ...
Japanese:反時計回りに, 反時計回りの, ...
Arabic:عَكْسَ عَقارِبِ السّاعَة, عَكْس عَقارِب الساعَة, ...
Hebrew:בִּכְּיוּן הַנֶּגֶדִי לְשָׁעוֹן, נֶגֶד כִּיווּן הַשָׁעוֹן, ...
Russian:против часовой стрелки, ...
Ukrainian:вліво, в зворотному напрямку годинникової стрілки, ...
Hindi:विपरीत दिशा में, ...
Bengali:ঘড়ির কাঁটার বিপরীত দিকে, অ্যান্টিক্লকওয়াইজ, ...
Catalan:en sentit antihorari, en direcció contrària a les agulles del rellotge, ...
Czech:proti směru hodinových ručiček, levotočivý, ...
Danish:mod uret, i modsat retning af uret, ...
Dutch:linksom, antikloksgewijs, ...
Greek:αντικανονικά, αντίστροφα, ...
Hungarian:az óramutató járásával ellentétesen, balra forgó, ...
Khmer:ច្រាសទ្រនិចនាឡិកា, បញ្ច្រាសទ្រនិចនាឡិកា, ...
Korean:반시계 방향으로, 반시계 방향의, ...
Persian:در جهت مخالف عقربه‌های ساعت, در جهت خلاف عقربه‌های ساعت, ...
Polish:w lewo, przeciwny do ruchu wskazówek zegara, ...
Portuguese (BR):no sentido anti-horário, ...
Romanian:în sens invers acelor de ceasornic, în sens antihorariu, ...
Swedish:motsols, ...
Thai:ทวนเข็มนาฬิกา, ...
Turkish:saat yönünün tersine, ...
Vietnamese:ngược chiều kim đồng hồ, ...

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Definition of anticlockwise - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

Adjective

Origin of anticlockwise

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Terms with anticlockwise included in their meaning

Examples of anticlockwise in a sentence

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