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单词 counterclockwise
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counterclockwise

(kaʊntəʳklɒkwaɪz) also counter-clockwise
adverb [ADVERB after verb]
If something is moving counterclockwise, it is moving in the opposite direction to the direction in which the hands of aclock move.
[US]
Rotate the head clockwise and counterclockwise.
Counterclockwise is also an adjective.
The dance moves in a counter-clockwise direction.
regional note: in BRIT, use anticlockwise

counterclockwise in British English

(ˌkaʊntəˈklɒkˌwaɪz) or contraclockwise
adverb, adjective
US and Canadian
in the opposite direction to the rotation of the hands of a clock
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): anticlockwise

counterclockwise in American English

(ˌkaʊntərˈklɑkˌwaɪz)
adjective, adverb
in a direction opposite to that in which the hands of a clock move

Examples of 'counterclockwise' in a sentence
counterclockwise

Instead, as she reached the center she turned, moving counterclockwise past the person behind her and spiraling back out again.
Isobel Bird CIRCLE OF THREE: BOOK 2: MERRY MEET (2001)

Chinese translation of 'counterclockwise'

counterclockwise

(ˈkauntəˈklɔkwaɪz) (US)

adv

  1. 逆时(時)针(針)方向地 (nì shízhēn fāngxiàng de)
    英 = anticlockwise

adj

  1. 逆时(時)针(針)方向的 (nì shízhēn fāngxiàng de)
    英 = anticlockwise

Nearby words of
counterclockwise

  • countdown
  • counter
  • counteract
  • counterclockwise
  • counterfeit
  • counterpart
  • counterterrorism
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