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COUNTERCLOCKWISE definition: 1. in the opposite direction to the movement of the hands of a clock: 2. in the opposite direction…. Learn more.
The meaning of COUNTERCLOCKWISE is in a direction opposite to that in which the hands of a clock rotate as viewed from in front. How to use counterclockwise in a sentence.
If something is moving counterclockwise, it is moving in the opposite direction to the direction in which the hands of a clock move. [US] Rotate the head clockwise and counterclockwise. Counterclockwise is also an adjective. The dance moves in a counter-clockwise direction. regional note: in BRIT, use anticlockwise.
Counterclockwise definition: in a direction opposite to that of the normal rotation of the hands of a clock; not clockwise. . See examples of COUNTERCLOCKWISE used in a sentence.
adverb. in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move. “please move counterclockwise in a circle!”. synonyms: anticlockwise. see more. adjective. in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock. synonyms: anticlockwise, contraclockwise.
( ˌkaʊntəˈklɒkˌwaɪz) or. contraclockwise. adv, adj. US and Canadian in the opposite direction to the rotation of the hands of a clock. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): anticlockwise.
Definition of counterclockwise adverb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
