Counterclockwise / Anticlockwise The opposite direction is called counterclockwise in the US, anticlockwise in the UK, or the less common but pretty cool widdershins!

The meaning of COUNTERCLOCKWISE is in a direction opposite to that in which the hands of a clock rotate as viewed from in front. How to use counterclockwise in a sentence.

Counterclockwise definition: in a direction opposite to that of the normal rotation of the hands of a clock; not clockwise.. See examples of COUNTERCLOCKWISE used in a sentence.

/ ˌkɑʊn·tərˈklɑkˌwɑɪz / Add to word list (moving around) in a direction opposite to that of the hands (= long narrow parts that move) of a clock or watch (Definition of counterclockwise from the …

Looking at clock from the front or above, a counterclockwise direction means the hand of the clock moving left and around in a circular motion. It is the opposite direction of movement from a …

Now that you know what clockwise is, all you have to do is reverse it to find the counterclockwise direction! Counterclockwise involves a turn to the left, against the direction of a clock’s hands.