ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. (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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