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counterclockwise

/,kaʊntər'klɑk,waɪz/

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adverb
in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move
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"please move counterclockwise in a circle!"

Similar:

anticlockwise

Opposite:

clockwise
adjective
in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
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Similar:

anticlockwise contraclockwise left-handed levorotary levorotatory

Opposite:

clockwise

Examples of counterclockwise

"please move counterclockwise in a circle!"