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Counterclockwise   /kˌaʊntərklˈɔkwaɪz/  /kˌaʊnərklˈɔkwaɪz/   Listen
Counterclockwise

adjective
1.
In the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock.  Synonyms: anticlockwise, contraclockwise.



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"Counterclockwise" Quotes from Famous Books



... covered with sea ice in Labrador Sea, Denmark Strait, and Baltic Sea from October to June; clockwise warm water gyre (broad, circular system of currents) in the northern Atlantic, counterclockwise warm water gyre in the southern Atlantic; the ocean floor is dominated by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a rugged north-south centerline for the entire Atlantic basin; maximum depth is 8,605 meters ...
— The 1995 CIA World Factbook • United States Central Intelligence Agency


Words linked to "Counterclockwise" :   levorotatory, left-handed, sinistral, levorotary, clockwise


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