counterclockwise

Speech parts

1. counterclockwise - Adjective

2. counterclockwise - Adverb

Meaning

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

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

anticlockwise contraclockwise windward back left around away round backward left-handed left-hand encircling clockwise astern landward
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Antonyms

clockwise dexter forward slow ahead right-hand
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Phrases with the word

counterclockwise direction in a counterclockwise direction

Examples

please move counterclockwise in a circle! Source: Internet

A center with a clockwise sense of rotation is an R or rectus center and a center with a counterclockwise sense of rotation is an S or sinister center. Source: Internet

A half-twist clockwise gives an embedding of the Möbius strip different from that of a half-twist counterclockwise – that is, as an embedded object in Euclidean space the Möbius strip is a chiral object with right- or left-handedness. Source: Internet

Along tight latitude circles, counterclockwise is east and clockwise is west. Source: Internet

A renderer can define either clockwise or counterclockwise winding as front or back facing. Source: Internet

A player bats at home plate and must proceed counterclockwise to first base, second base, third base, and back home in order to score a run. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

counterclaim counterclaimant counterclaimer counterclockwise direction counterclockwise rotation counterclockwisely