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counterclockwise
[ koun-ter-klok-wahyz ]
adjective
- in a direction opposite to that of the normal rotation of the hands of a clock; not clockwise.
counterclockwise
/ 藢办补蕣苍迟蓹藞办濒蓲办藢飞补瑟锄 /
adverb
- in the opposite direction to the rotation of the hands of a clock Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)anticlockwise
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of counterclockwise1
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Example Sentences
A clockwise high-pressure system was parked over Northern California and the Great Basin as a counterclockwise low-pressure system hovered over Arizona.
The dance opens with Abraham in a running solo, winding around the stage in counterclockwise circles.
The animation below gives a sense of the storm鈥檚 motion, spinning counterclockwise and forming a classic cyclone as a jet of moisture flows from it over the West Coast.
In the new image, however, the brightest part of a ring surrounding the black hole has shifted counterclockwise by about 30掳.
He heard the creak of the platform turning with the weight of the voladores as the rope unspooled counterclockwise, and the music of the drum and flute.
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