counter-clockwise

Other spellings

• counterclockwise

Word parts

counter- + clockwise

Adverb

Positive counter-clockwise

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. If something moves counter-clockwise, it moves in the opposite direction of the hands of a clock.
   • Synonyms: anticlockwise and anti-clockwise

Adjective

Positive counter-clockwise

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. (transitive) A counter-clockwise direction, movement, spin, etc., is in the opposite direction of the hands of a clock.
   • Synonyms: anticlockwise and anti-clockwise