anticlockwise
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anticlockwise
- /ˌæn.tiˈklɒk.waɪz/ UK
- /ˌæn.tɪˈklɑkˌwaɪz/ US
- /ˌæn.tiˈklɑkˌwaɪz/ US
- /ˌænˌtaɪˈklɑkˌwaɪz/ US
- /ˌæn.tiˈklɔk.wɑɪz/ Australia
adjective
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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.
The bidirectional drift excursion for the beam-column joint is applied in the anticlockwise direction as per the numbering sequence illustrated in Figs. 8a and 8b.
Similar: laevorotatory, levorotatory, positive
Similar: counterclockwise, counter-clockwise · Opposite: clockwise
adverb
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In an anticlockwise fashion.
Similar: widdershins, withershins
Similar: counterclockwise, counter-clockwise · Opposite: clockwise
Thesaurus
adjective
Similar: counterclockwise, counter-clockwise · Opposite: clockwise
adverb
Similar: counterclockwise, counter-clockwise · Opposite: clockwise
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adj in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
| Español | antihorario, contrario al/“a/de las agujas/manecillas del” reloj |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 반시계 방향 bansigye banghyang |
| 日本語 | 反時計回り hantokeimawari, 左巻き hidarimaki |
| 中文 | 反時針方向的 /反时针方向的 fǎn shízhēn fāngxiàng de, 逆時針的 /逆时针的 nì shízhēn de, 逆時針 /逆时针 nì shízhēn |
| हिन्दी | वामावर्त vāmāvart |
| Português | anti-horário |
| Français | dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre, dans le sens antihoraire, antihoraire |
| Deutsch | im Gegenuhrzeigersinn, gegen den Uhrzeigersinn |
| Italiano | antiorario, in senso antorario |
| Ελληνικά | αριστερόστροφος aristeróstrofos |
| Română | în sens antiorar |
| Русский | про́тив часово́й стре́лки prótiv časovój strélki |
| עברית | נגד כיוון השעון néged kivún hasha'ón |
adv in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
| Español | antihorariamente, levógiramente |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 左回り hidarimawari |
| 中文 | 反時針方向的 /反时针方向的 fǎn shízhēn fāngxiàng de, 逆時針的 /逆时针的 nì shízhēn de |
| हिन्दी | वामावर्त vāmāvart |
| Português | no sentido anti-horário, no sentido contrário aos ponteiros do relógio |
| Français | dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre, dans le sens contraire des aiguilles d’une montre, dans le sens antihoraire |
| Deutsch | im Gegenuhrzeigersinn, gegen den Uhrzeigersinn |
| Italiano | in senso antiorario |
| Ελληνικά | αριστερόστροφα aristeróstrofa, αντίθετα με την φορά των δεικτών του ρολογιού antítheta me tin forá ton deiktón tou rologioú |
| Română | în sens antiorar |
| Русский | про́тив часово́й стре́лки prótiv časovój strélki |
| Tiếng Việt | ngược chiều kim đồng hồ, theo chiều ngược kim đồng hồ |
| עברית | נגד כיוון השעון néged kivún hasha'ón |
Talk about this word "anticlockwise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anticlockwise. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. anticlockwise. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anticlockwise "anticlockwise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anticlockwise.Cite this
@misc{anticlockwise_2026,
title = {anticlockwise},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anticlockwise},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
