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Adjective(1) in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
Adverb(1) in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move

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(1) So I flipped off the wind-shield, and cranked the little valve-control lever around counterclockwise , and then lit the lighter.(2) As the thumb clears the ball, the weight of the ball is shifted to the fingers, and the fingers are thrust outward with a quarter-turn counterclockwise into the lane.(3) I travelled around the world clockwise, and Rick went counterclockwise , and our paths crossed as often as we could make them.(4) You do so by backing the barrel adjuster out (rotate it counterclockwise when viewed from the end the housing protrudes from).(5) Bring your feet back to the center, then rotate them counterclockwise .(6) They are then sent to the sea, where the earth's rotation causes the wind to swirl into a low-pressure area in a counterclockwise direction.(7) The florets form various clockwise and counterclockwise spiral patterns, intertwined and crisscrossing but otherwise unmistakable to the eye.(8) The big fear of course here, as you talked with Max Mayfield, that we are on the strong side of the storm as it moves counterclockwise .(9) Pilgrims are required to circle the Kaaba seven times, counterclockwise , praying as they go.(10) The tapping pattern consisted of touching with the index finger in a counterclockwise direction each of the plates (which were arranged in a square) in turn.(11) They believe it's very hard for one of those counterclockwise storms to turn its way right into this area.(12) We went counterclockwise around the island, along the EU-funded autostrada, to the southwest, through traditional mafia country.(13) He made a grab for the driver's steering wheel and, with all his might, spun it the whole way counterclockwise .(14) Don't forget the hurricane moves in a counterclockwise position.(15) At noon, each guard starts at his own station and begins to walk either clockwise or counterclockwise (to be determined randomly).(16) Similar results were obtained for the construction in the counterclockwise orientation.
Related Words
(1) counter-clockwise
Synonyms
Adverb
1. anticlockwise


Adjective
2. anticlockwise
3. contraclockwise


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