anticlockwise
Origin of anticlockwise
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How to use anticlockwise in a sentence
In figure 149, anti-clockwise torsion is recorded as an up-curve; clockwise rotation is recorded as a down-curve.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 | Sir Jagadis Chunder BoseI have shown that the torsion, clockwise or anti-clockwise, is determined by the direction of incident stimulus.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 | Sir Jagadis Chunder BoseThis was found to upset the balance, the resultant torsion being anti-clockwise.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 | Sir Jagadis Chunder BoseHe spun the air inlet controls; impatiently, he watched as the altimeter needle began its anti-clockwise movement.
Warning from the Stars | Ron CockingTo wind the watch, M is turned so as to give F an anti-clockwise motion.
How it Works | Archibald Williams
British Dictionary definitions for anticlockwise
/ (ˌæntɪˈklɒkˌwaɪz) /
in the opposite direction to the rotation of the hands of a clock: US equivalent: counterclockwise
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