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counterclockwise

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌkaʊntərˈklɒkwaɪz/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌkaʊntɚˈklɑkˌwaɪz/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(koun′tər klok′wīz′)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
coun•ter•clock•wise /ˌkaʊntɚˈklɑkˌwaɪz/USA pronunciation   adj., adv. 
  1. in a direction opposite to that of the normal turning of the hands of a clock.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
coun•ter•clock•wise  (koun′tər klok′wīz′),USA pronunciation adj., adv. 
  1. in a direction opposite to that of the normal rotation of the hands of a clock;
    not clockwise.
Also, contraclockwise;
 [esp. Brit.,] anticlockwise. 
  • counter- + clockwise 1885–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
counterclockwise /ˌkaʊntəˈklɒkˌwaɪz/, contraclockwise adv , adj
  1. US Canadian in the opposite direction to the rotation of the hands of a clockAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): anticlockwise
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