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Anticlockwise
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Meaning
Adj
●
In Australian English, British English, Canadian English, Hong Kong English, Irish English, New Zealand English, Singapore English & South African English:
in a
circular
fashion
so as to
be
moving
to the
left
at the
top
of the
circle
and to the right at
the bottom
(when
viewed
from the front), in the
opposite
direction
to
the way
the
hands
of an
analogue clock
move.
Adv
●
In Australian English & New Zealand English:
In an
anticlockwise
fashion.
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Origin
anticlockwise
English
-wise
English
wise
English
wis
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
wise
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
wisen
Middle English (1100-1500)
wisian
Middle English (1100-1500)
anti-
English
ἀντί
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
clock
English
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Laevorotatory
Levorotatory
Positive
Counterclockwise
Counter-Clockwise
Widdershins
Withershins
Antonyms
Clockwise
Related
Counterclockwise
Clockwise
Perpendicular
Diagonally
Rotation
Sidewards
Rotor
Axis
Axial
Rotates
Rotational
Torque
Horizontal
Shaft
Counter Clockwise
Angular Velocity
Side To Side
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