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counterclockwise

[ koun-ter-klok-wahyz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

in a direction opposite to that of the normal rotation of the hands of a clock; not clockwise.

counterclockwise

/ ˌkaʊntəˈklɒkˌwaɪz /

in the opposite direction to the rotation of the hands of a clock Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)anticlockwise

First recorded in 1885–90; counter- + clockwise

Clockwise rotation of the knob increases the volume, counterclockwise rotation diminishes the volume.

Harrington exclaimed impatiently, then moved the threatened piece counterclockwise on the circle where he had placed it.

Turn the distributor counterclockwise until the points have just begun to open.

Proceeding counterclockwise around northern Albania, the watershed divide was abandoned altogether along the northeast boundary.

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