"counter-clockwise" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: counter-clockwise [positive], – [comparative], – [superlative]
Etymology: counter- + clockwise Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|counter|clockwise}} counter- + clockwise Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A counter-clockwise direction, movement, spin, etc., is in in the opposite direction of the hands of a clock. Synonyms: anticlockwise, anti-clockwise
    Sense id: simple-counter-clockwise-en-adj-xzkcq2QP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with counter-

Adverb

Etymology: counter- + clockwise Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|counter|clockwise}} counter- + clockwise
  1. If something moves counter-clockwise, it moves in the opposite direction of the hands of a clock. Synonyms: anticlockwise, anti-clockwise
    Sense id: simple-counter-clockwise-en-adv-qxckEEqw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with counter-
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