What does counterclockwise mean?

Definitions for counterclockwise
ˌkaʊn tərˈklɒkˌwaɪzcoun·ter·clock·wise

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. counterclockwise, anticlockwise, contraclockwiseadverb

    in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock

  2. counterclockwise, anticlockwiseadverb

    in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move

    "please move counterclockwise in a circle!"

Wiktionary

  1. counterclockwiseadverb

    In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.

  2. counterclockwiseadjective

    Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise

Wikipedia

  1. counterclockwise

    Two-dimensional rotation can occur in two possible directions. Clockwise motion (abbreviated CW) proceeds in the same direction as a clock's hands: from the top to the right, then down and then to the left, and back up to the top. The opposite sense of rotation or revolution is (in Commonwealth English) anticlockwise (ACW) or (in North American English) counterclockwise (CCW).

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  1. counterclockwise

    Counterclockwise, also known as anticlockwise, is a term used to describe the rotation or movement of an object in the opposite direction of the movement of the hands of a clock. It's the left circular directional movement as seen from an observer above.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of counterclockwise in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of counterclockwise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of counterclockwise in a Sentence

  1. Mark Gregory:

    When walking into an event, it's human nature to gravitate to our right and move around the room counterclockwise, that's everyone else's instinct too, which is why there's often a logjam by the front door.

  2. Chris Stead:

    Typical combination lock, three times clockwise - 20 - two times counterclockwise - 40 - once clockwise - 60, tried the handle and it went.

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