counterclockwise
1. [ adverb ] in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move
Synonyms: anticlockwise
Examples:

"please move counterclockwise in a circle!"

Related terms: clockwise
2. [ adjective ] in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
Synonyms: contraclockwise anticlockwise
Related terms: clockwise left-handed levorotary sinistral
Similar spelling:   contraclockwise
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