[
UK
/ˌæntɪklˈɒkwaɪz/
]
ADJECTIVE
- in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
ADVERB
-
in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move
please move counterclockwise in a circle!
How To Use anticlockwise In A Sentence
- Electrons, however, also have a quantum attribute known as spin, which can point in either a clockwise or an anticlockwise direction.
- He judged his moment and, as they bottomed out in the next trough, he threw the big handle anticlockwise on its centre pivot. LET NOT THE DEEP
- This is known as the Coriolis Effect and is why the winds blow clockwise around high pressure and anticlockwise around low pressure in the northern hemisphere and not directly from high to low.
- Turn the key anticlockwise / in an anticlockwise direction.
- In our hemisphere, areas of high barometric pressure, anticyclones, create winds which circulate anticlockwise.
- In our hemisphere, areas of high barometric pressure, anticyclones, create winds which circulate anticlockwise.
- Starting with the drum farthest from the door, he gave each cap a final anticlockwise turn. TOY SHOP
- Generally, men and women dance in a circular formation around the deity, in clockwise and anticlockwise directions.
- Turn the lid anticlockwise.
- My stomach lurches as the transport moves in four ways at once - upwards, spinning anticlockwise, listing to port, and decelerating.