Counterclockwise

Quick meaning: Counterclockwise is an adverb meaning (US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.

Meaning

(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.

More Meanings

1. (US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.

Example Sentences

The obliquities of the equators of (134340) Pluto and (134340) Pluto: I Charon to the orbit of their barycenter around the Sun are large enough that the poles they rotate about in a counterclockwise direction are on the south side of the invariable plane.

The combination unit was traversing a straight section of roadway, on an approximate 4 percent upgrade, when the tractor began to jackknife. As the power unit rotated clockwise, it left the roadway to the right and traveled several feet before the driver corrected the jackknife. The unit was redirected toward the travel lanes, however, before it re-entered the roadway, it rotated counterclockwise, and the driver lost control.

Word Forms

• counter-clockwise

Synonyms for counterclockwise

Depending on context, synonyms include anticlockwise, contraclockwise, left-handed, levorotatory, levorotary.

Antonyms for counterclockwise

Common opposites include clockwise.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include contraclockwise, anticlockwise, left-handed, levorotatory, levorotary, widdershins.

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