anticlockwise

Other spellings

• anti-clockwise

Word parts

anti- + clockwise

Pronunciation

• (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

Positive anticlockwise

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. If you turn anticlockwise, you turn in the opposite direction of clockwise.
   • Synonyms: counterclockwise and counter-clockwise

Adjective

Positive anticlockwise

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. (transitive) If something is done anticlockwise, it is done in in the opposite direction of clockwise.
   • Synonyms: counterclockwise and counter-clockwise