Adjective
- 1. counterclockwise (vs. clockwise), anticlockwise, contraclockwise, levorotary, levorotatory, left-handed, sinistral
- usage: in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
Adverb
- 1. counterclockwise, anticlockwise
- usage: in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move; "please move counterclockwise in a circle!"
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