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counter-clockwise

counter-clockwise adjective: counterclockwise; anticlockwise.

Adjective

counter-clockwise (not comparable)

  1. (US) Counterclockwise; anticlockwise.

Adverb

counter-clockwise (comparative more counter-clockwise, superlative most counter-clockwise)

  1. (US) Counterclockwise; anticlockwise.

Synonyms of counter-clockwise

Forms of counter-clockwise

comparativemore counter-clockwise
superlativemost counter-clockwise

Questions about counter-clockwise

What does counter-clockwise mean?
Counter-clockwise means counterclockwise; anticlockwise.
What part of speech is counter-clockwise?
Counter-clockwise can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near counter-clockwise in the dictionary

  1. counter-charged
  2. counter-claim
  3. counter-claimed
  4. counter-claiming
  5. counter-claims
  6. counter-clockwise
  7. counter-combatant
  8. counter-commute
  9. counter-commuted
  10. counter-commutes
  11. counter-commuting

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