Anticlockwise
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌæn.tiˈklɒk.waɪz/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Anticlockwise is an adjective meaning (Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
Meaning
(Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
More Meanings
- (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.
Example Sentences
The bidirectional drift excursion for the beam-column joint is applied in the anticlockwise direction as per the numbering sequence illustrated in Figs. 8a and 8b.
Synonyms for anticlockwise
Depending on context, synonyms include counterclockwise, counter-clockwise, laevorotatory, levorotatory, positive, widdershins.
Antonyms for anticlockwise
Common opposites include clockwise.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include contraclockwise, counterclockwise, left-handed, levorotatory, levorotary, left.
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