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counterclockwise

DEFINITIONS OF: counterclockwise

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adv in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move

“please move counterclockwise in a circle!”
Synonyms:
anticlockwise
Antonyms:
clockwise
in the direction that the hands of a clock move

adj in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock

Synonyms:
anticlockwise, contraclockwise
left-handed, levorotary, levorotatory
rotating to the left
sinistral
of or on the left
Antonyms:
clockwise
in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock
dextrorotary, dextrorotatory, right-handed
rotating to the right
dextral
of or on the right
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