Definitions
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- adjective in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock; counterclockwise. Opposite of
clockwise .
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- adverb
counterclockwise - adjective
counterclockwise
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- adjective in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
Etymologies
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contra- + clockwise
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Examples
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A group of eight or ten men formed, as is shown in Pl. CXXXI, and danced contraclockwise around and around the small circle.
The Bontoc Igorot Albert Ernest Jenks 1911
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The Bontoc Igorot dances in a circle, and he follows the circle contraclockwise.
The Bontoc Igorot Albert Ernest Jenks 1911
hernesheir commented on the word contraclockwise
widdershins
November 28, 2010