Akademik

counterclockwise

I

adjective

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

• Syn: ↑anticlockwise, ↑contraclockwise

• Ant: ↑clockwise

• Similar to: ↑levorotary, ↑levorotatory, ↑left-handed

• See Also: ↑sinistral

II

adverb

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

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please move counterclockwise in a circle!

• Syn: ↑anticlockwise

• Ant: ↑clockwise

Useful english dictionary. 2012.