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ˌcounter-ˈclockwise, a. and adv.
[counter prep. + clock + -wise.]
In a direction counter to that of the movement of the hands of a clock.
1888[see clock-wise s.v. clock n.1 11]. 1890C. A. Young Elem. Astron. §24. 16 All the stars appear to move in concentric circles around a point near the Pole-star, revolving counter-clockwise as we look towards the north. |