1. In the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
   - anticlockwise [Brit], contraclockwise [non-standard]

1. In a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move
   "please move counterclockwise in a circle!"
   - anticlockwise [Brit]

See also: laevorotatary, laevorotatory [Brit, Cdn], left-handed, levorotary [US], levorotatory [N. Amer], sinistral

Antonym: clockwise

Encyclopedia: Counterclockwise

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