Anticlockwise

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˌæntiˈklÉ’k.waɪz/
• US enPR: ăn'tÄ“kläkʹwÄ«z, IPA: /ˌæntiˈklÉ‘kwaɪz/, /ˌæntaɪˈklÉ‘kwaɪz/

Origin

- + clock + -

Full definition of anticlockwise

Adjective

1. (AU, NZ, British, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.

Synonyms

• counterclockwise US
  counter-clockwise US, laevorotatory chemistry, UK
  levorotatory chemistry, US, positive geometry

Antonyms

• clockwise

Adverb

1. (AU, NZ, British) In an anticlockwise fashion.

Synonyms

• counterclockwise US
  counter-clockwise US, widdershins
  withershins particularly on a sundial

Antonyms

• clockwise