counterclockwise

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counter-clockwise

[edit] Etymology

counter- + clock + -wise

[edit] Adverb

counterclockwise (not comparable)

(US) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.

[edit] Synonyms

(opposite of clockwise): anticlockwise (UK), contraclockwise

[edit] Adjective

counterclockwise (not comparable)

(US) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise

[edit] Translations

Translations

Italian: antiorario (it)

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