anticlockwise meaning

UK US

anticlockwise (adjective): in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock.

In American English: counterclockwise. British vs American words.

anticlockwise has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and adverb.

anticlockwise as an adjective

in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
Synonyms: counterclockwise, contraclockwise
Similar: levorotary

anticlockwise as an adverb

in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move
- please move counterclockwise in a circle!
Synonyms: counterclockwise

Scrabble score: 24 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AN · words ending in SE · 13-letter words

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