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counter clockwise

counter clockwise is the alternative form of counterclockwise.

counter clockwise is the alternative form of counter-clockwise.

Meaning of counterclockwise

Adverb

counterclockwise (not comparable)

  1. (Canada, US) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
    • The combination unit was traversing a straight section of roadway, on an approximate 4 percent upgrade, when the tractor began to jackknife. As the power unit rotated clockwise, it left the roadway to the right and traveled several feet before the driver corrected the jackknife. The unit was...1988 October 12, National Transportation Safety Board, “CASE NO. 9”, in Safety Study: Case Summaries of 189 Heavy Truck Accident Investigations, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2017

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Meaning of counter-clockwise

Adjective

counter-clockwise (not comparable)

  1. (US) Counterclockwise; anticlockwise.

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Questions about counter clockwise

What is counter clockwise the alternative form of?
Counter clockwise is the alternative form of counterclockwise.

Words near counter clockwise in the dictionary

  1. counter batten
  2. counter battens
  3. counter beam
  4. counter check
  5. counter checks
  6. counter clockwise
  7. counter culture
  8. counter cultures
  9. counter curve
  10. counter intelligence
  11. counter melodies

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