anticlockwise
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See also: anti-clockwise
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /,aen.ti'klak.waIz/
- (US) enPR: an'teklak'wiz, an'tiklak'wiz, IPA(key): /,aen.tI'klak,waIz/, /,aen.ti'klak,waIz/, /,aen,taI'klak,waIz/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /,aen.ti'klok.waIz/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Adjective
[edit]anticlockwise (not comparable)
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, of movement) In a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the hands of an analog clock.
Synonyms
[edit]- counterclockwise (US) / counter-clockwise (US), laevorotatory (chemistry, UK) / levorotatory (chemistry, US), positive (geometry)
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Adverb
[edit]anticlockwise (not comparable)
- (Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
Synonyms
[edit]- counterclockwise (US) / counter-clockwise (US), widdershins / withershins (particularly on a sundial)
Antonyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
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