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counterclockwise

coun·ter·clock·wise

counterclockwise

 
pronunciation:
kaUn tr klak waIz
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part of speech: adjective & adverb
definition: opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move.
He gave the knob on the radio a counterclockwise turn.Loosen the screw by turning it counterclockwise.
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