anti-clockwise

A form of anticlockwise — In a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the hands of an analog clock.

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Meanings

adjectiveanti-clockwise (not comparable)
  1. UKnonstandardnot comparableNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of anticlockwise.
adverbanti-clockwise (not comparable)
  1. UKnonstandardnot comparableNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of anticlockwise.

Origin

From anti- + clock + -wise.

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APA

anti-clockwise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-clockwise

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“anti-clockwise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-clockwise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anti-clockwise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-clockwise.

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