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anticlockwise Definition

anti·clock·wise (an′tē kläk′wīz′)

adjective, adverb

Brit. counterclockwise

anticlockwise Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • carriageway: At junction 25, A10, you can't join the M25 clockwise, or leave anticlockwise carriageway.
  • rotation: On the front panel there is a switch to select clockwise or anticlockwise rotation & a knob to control the speed.
  • direction: The map shows our route from Le Havre on June 30th in an anticlockwise direction around France.
  • round: On 25 July I set out in not very promising weather for an anticlockwise round of the Cruachan hills.
  • circulation: An overall anticlockwise circulation appears to operate around the bank.
  • eddy: The Shambles is within the area of an anticlockwise tidal eddy east of the headland.