anticlockwise

== English == === Etymology === From anti- +‎ clockwise. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæn.tiˈklɒk.waɪz/ (US) enPR: ăn'tēkläkʹwīz, ăn'tīkläkʹwīz, IPA(key): /ˌæn.tɪˈklɑkˌwaɪz/, /ˌæn.tiˈklɑkˌwaɪz/, /ˌænˌtaɪˈklɑkˌwaɪz/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌæn.tiˈklɔk.wɑɪz/ === Adjective === anticlockwise (not comparable) (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, 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 hands of an analog clock. ==== Synonyms ==== counterclockwise (US) / counter-clockwise (US), laevorotatory (chemistry, UK) / levorotatory (chemistry, US), positive (geometry) ==== Antonyms ==== clockwise ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === anticlockwise (not comparable) (Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion. ==== Synonyms ==== counterclockwise (US) / counter-clockwise (US), widdershins / withershins (particularly on a sundial) ==== Antonyms ==== clockwise ==== Translations ====