anticlockwise
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Pronunciation[change]
- (UK) IPA (key): /ˌæn.tiˈklɒk.waɪz/
- (US) enPR: ăn'tēkläkʹwīz or ăn'tīkläkʹwīz, IPA (key): /ˌæn.tɪˈklɑkˌwaɪz/ or /ˌæn.tiˈklɑkˌwaɪz/ or /ˌænˌtaɪˈklɑkˌwaɪz/
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Adverb[change]
Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- If you turn anticlockwise, you turn in the opposite direction of clockwise.
- Synonyms: counterclockwise and counter-clockwise
Adjective[change]
Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- (transitive) If something is done anticlockwise, it is done in in the opposite direction of clockwise.
- Synonyms: counterclockwise and counter-clockwise