Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Noting or characterized by a rotatory motion contrary to that of the hands of a clock: as, an anti-clockwise direction.
- In an anti-clockwise manner.
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- adjective UK Alternative spelling of
anticlockwise . - adverb UK Alternative spelling of
anticlockwise .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Our trip took in pretty much the entire UK coastline, travelling anti-clockwise and totalling a shade over 3200 miles.
In Which Dungeekin is Bill Bryson... Dungeekin 2009
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Our trip took in pretty much the entire UK coastline, travelling anti-clockwise and totalling a shade over 3200 miles.
Archive 2009-06-01 Dungeekin 2009
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As Britain slowly slides in an anti-clockwise direction down the porcelain, I like to think that on these pages at least, we can discuss what really [...]
January « 2009 « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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They danced in an anti-clockwise throng around an artificial fire as tribal drums piped through the surround speakers.
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If the locker room was like this [he draws a rectangle with himself bottom right then goes anti-clockwise around it] I am here, [Roger] Federer is here although no longer, Rafa is here and [Novak] Djokovic is here.
Andy Murray calm before facing Rafael Nadal for a place in the final 2011
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As Britain slowly slides in an anti-clockwise direction down the porcelain, I like to think that on these pages at least, we can discuss what really happens as opposed to what is spun about what happens in the world of law and disorder.
Two Million Visits To Police Inspector Blog « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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Roads incline up to the next vertical level anti-clockwise around buildings, descending clockwise.
The Primordial Stew Of Imagination, Part 2 « The Graveyard 2009
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Roads incline up to the next vertical level anti-clockwise around buildings, descending clockwise.
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Operating the scan collar is a little like holding the lid of a jam jar, a nudge a few degrees clockwise jumps you forward, a nudge a few degree anti-clockwise jumps you backwards.
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Saved by the shell: Snakes spare snails with anti-clockwise shells
Hibernating bears teach scientists tricks for human hibernation 2011
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