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anticlockwise

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an·ti·clock·wise  (nt-klkwz, nt-)
adv. & adj.
Counterclockwise.

anticlockwise
Adverb, adj
in the opposite direction to the rotation of the hands of a clock
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.anticlockwiseanticlockwise - in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
sinistral - of or on the left; "a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer"; "a sinistral flatfish lies with the left eye uppermost"
Adv.1.anticlockwiseanticlockwise - in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move; "please move counterclockwise in a circle!"
Translations
anticlockwise [æntɪˈklɔkwaɪz] adven dirección contraria a la de las agujas del reloj

anticlockwise [ˈæntɪˈklɔkwaɪz] (Brit) advdans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre

anticlockwise [ˈæntɪˈklɔkwaɪz] (Brit) advgegen den Uhrzeigersinn

anticlockwise [ˈæntɪˈklɔkwaɪz] adjin senso antiorario

anticlockwise
adver / adj anticlockwise [ӕntiˈklokwaiz]
moving in the opposite direction to that in which the hands of a clock move The wheels turn anticlockwise; in an anticlockwise direction. antikloksgewys, linksom عَكْس إتِّجاه عَقارِب السَّاعَه обратно на часовниковата стрелка proti směru hodinových ručiček mod uret entgegen dem Uhrzeigersinn αντίθετα προς τη φορά του ρολογιού en dirección contraria a las agujas del reloj vastupäeva پادساعتگرد vastapäivään dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre נֶגֶד כִּיון הַשָׁעוֹן वामावर्त, दाये से बाये suprotno od kazaljke na satu óramutató járásával ellentétes irányba(n) berlawanan dengan arah jarum jam andsælis in senso antiorario 左回りに 시계 바늘과 반대 방향으로; 반시계 방향의 prieš laikrodžio rodyklę pretēji pulksteņa rādītāju kustības virzienam lawan arah jam linksomdraaiend mot urviseren przeciwnie, przeciwny do ruchu wskazówek zegara contra o movimento do relógio против часовой стрелки proti smeru hodinových ručičiek v drugi smeri kot urni kazalci suprotno (suprotan) smeru kazaljke na satu moturs ที่ทวนเข็มนาฬิกา saat yönünün aksine 逆時針方向地(的) проти годинникової стрілки گھڑی مخالف رخ ngược chiều kim đồng hồ 方向


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Most people will not notice that the promenade through the foyers follows the progress and direction of the ramp below, but it means all major patterns of movement are combined, swinging around anticlockwise.
Anticlockwise from left: Government soldier; Khmer Rouge defectors; A tank sets out on an offensive against the Khmer Rouge in 1995; Map of present-day location of the Khmer Rouge--hatching: where they have defected; cross-hatching: where the hard-core remains.
Researchers can switch the electrons' direction of polarization back and forth between clockwise and anticlockwise by changing the polarization of the laser light.
 
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