anticlockwise
adverb, adjective/ˌæntiˈklɒkwaɪz/
/ˌæntiˈklɑːkwaɪz/, /ˌæntaɪˈklɑːkwaɪz/
(British English) (North American English counterclockwise)
- in the opposite direction to the movement of the hands of a clock
- Turn the key anticlockwise/in an anticlockwise direction.
- Moist air blew counterclockwise around the low pressure area.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAnticlockwise is used with these nouns:- direction
- motion
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