HyperDic: anticlockwise

English > 2 senses of the word anticlockwise:
ADJECTIVEallanticlockwise, counterclockwise, contraclockwisein the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
ADVERBallanticlockwise, counterclockwisein a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move
English > anticlockwise: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningIn the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock.
Synonymscounterclockwise, contraclockwise
Narrowerlevorotary, levorotatory, left-handedRotating to the left
See alsosinistralOf or on the left
OppositeclockwiseIn the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock
Catalannolex
English > anticlockwise: 2 senses > adverb 1
MeaningIn a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move.
Synonymcounterclockwise
OppositeclockwiseIn the direction that the hands of a clock move
Catalannolex

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