anticlockwise

/ˌæntiˈklɒk.waɪz/ /ˌæntaɪˈklɑkwaɪz/

Meanings

adjective

(South Africa, AU, of movement) 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 way the hands of an analogue clock move.

Examples :

"The fan was rotating anticlockwise. "

adverb

In an anticlockwise fashion.

Examples :

"The fan above my desk rotates anticlockwise. "

direction way

Related Words

viewed verb

/vjuːd/

To look at.

"The video was viewed by millions of people."

analogue noun

/ˈænəlɔːɡ/ /ˈænəlɑːɡ/

Something that bears an analogy to something else

"The human heart is often considered an analogue to a pump, circulating blood throughout the body. "

opposite noun

/ˈɒpəsɪt/ /ˈɑp(ə)sɪt/

Something opposite or contrary to something else.

"My brother's opinion is the opposite of mine on the best way to study for the exam. "

rotating verb

/ˈroʊteɪtɪŋ/ /ˈroʊˌteɪtɪŋ/

To spin, turn, or revolve.

"He rotated in his chair to face me."

rotates verb

/ˈroʊteɪts/ /roʊˈteɪts/

To spin, turn, or revolve.

"He rotated in his chair to face me."

movement noun

/ˈmuːv.mənt/

Physical motion between points in space.

"I saw a movement in that grass on the hill."

bottom noun

/ˈbɒtəm/ /ˈbɑtəm/

The lowest part of anything.

"Footers appear at the bottoms of pages."

direction noun

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/

A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).

"Keep going in the same direction."

circle noun

/ˈsɜɹkəl/ [ˈsɜː.kəɫ] [ˈsɝ.kəɫ]

A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).

"The set of all points (x, y) such that (x − 1)2 + y2 = r2 is a circle of radius r around the point (1, 0)."

circular noun

/ˈsɜːk.jə.lə(ɹ)/ /ˈsɝk.jə.lɚ/

Short for circular letter.

"The teacher sent a circular announcing the upcoming school trip. "

fashion noun

/ˈfæʃən/

A current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons.

"The latest fashion in school uniforms is bright, neon colors, even though many parents think they are impractical. "

moving verb

/ˈmuːvɪŋ/

To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.

"A ship moves rapidly."