counter-clockwise

Speech parts

1. counter-clockwise - Adjective

2. counter-clockwise - Adverb

Meaning

counter clockwise (not comparable)

Alternative form of counterclockwise

counter clockwise (not comparable)

Alternative form of counter-clockwise

counter-clockwise (not comparable)

(US) counterclockwise; anticlockwise

counter-clockwise (comparative more counter-clockwise, superlative most counter-clockwise)

(US) counterclockwise; anticlockwise

Alternative names

counter clockwise

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Examples

Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, "We've always done it this way." I try to fight that. That's why I have a clock on my wall that runs counter-clockwise. Grace Hopper

A hook on the tang of the blade engages with a hook on the rocker bar which prevents the blade rotating counter-clockwise. Source: Internet

A clockwise warm-water gyre occupies the northern Atlantic, and a counter-clockwise warm-water gyre appears in the southern Atlantic. Source: Internet

East is defined as the counter-clockwise direction around the planet, as seen from above its north pole, and the north pole is whichever pole more closely aligns with the Earth's north pole. Source: Internet

At one point, the two ships rotated together counter-clockwise, with Constitution continuing to fire broadsides. Source: Internet

Hurricanes and tropical storms (massive low-pressure systems) spin counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. Source: Internet

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