anticlockwise
See also: anti-clockwise
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæn.tiˈklɒk.waɪz/
- (US) enPR: ăn'tēkläkʹwīz, ăn'tīkläkʹwīz, IPA(key): /ˌæn.tɪˈklɑkˌwaɪz/, /ˌæn.tiˈklɑkˌwaɪz/, /ˌænˌtaɪˈklɑkˌwaɪz/
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- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌæn.tiˈklɔk.wɑɪz/
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Adjective
anticlockwise (not comparable)
- (British, Ireland, Commonwealth, of movement) In a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the hands of an analog clock.
Synonyms
- counterclockwise (US) / counter-clockwise (US), laevorotatory (chemistry, UK) / levorotatory (chemistry, US), positive (geometry)
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
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Synonyms
- counterclockwise (US) / counter-clockwise (US), widdershins / withershins (particularly on a sundial)
Antonyms
Translations
in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
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