counterclockwiseadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˌkaʊntəˈklɒkwʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˌkaʊn(t)ərˈklɑkˌwaɪz/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: counter prep., clockwise adj.; counter prep. + clockwise adv.

Etymology: As adjective (i) < counter prep. + clockwise adj. As adverb partly also (ii) < counter prep. + clockwise adv. Compare anticlockwise adj., anticlockwise adv.

A. adj.

That turns or moves in the opposite direction to that in which the hands of a clock turn round, i.e. (from the viewer's perspective) in a circle or arc from the top down towards the left, and from the bottom up towards the right; (also) designating such a direction; = anticlockwise adv.Much more common in North American use than anticlockwise.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > [adjective] > anticlockwise

anticlockwise1879

counterclockwise1882

widdershins1926

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > anticlockwise

anticlockwise1879

counterclockwise1882

1882 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 123 465 A revolution..appears clock-wise or counter-clock-wise to one looking in the direction of the wave-normal.

1970 P. Oliver Savannah Syncopators 56 A ‘ring-shout’—a shuffling dance in counter-clockwise direction performed by a circle of worshippers which gradually intensified in tempo and collective excitement.

2019 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 16 Mar. a1 The counterclockwise spin of the low pressure system is creating a vacuum.

B. adv.

In the opposite direction to that in which the hands of a clock turn round (see sense A.); = anticlockwise adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > [adverb] > anticlockwise

widdershins1545

against the sun1584

witherwards1624

witherwise1643

anticlockwise1884

counterclockwise1885

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > anticlockwise

sinister1675

anticlockwise1884

counterclockwise1885

1885 Amer. Meteorol. Jrnl. 2 99/1 Can this be obtained by turning the cups of the common Robinson anemometer so that they would revolve counter clock-wise or in the opposite direction from the present?

1985 ‘J. Gash’ Pearlhanger (1986) xvii. 136 I always get a wheelie that wants to go counterclockwise.

2012 S. Carroll Particle at End of Universe App. i. 286 The earth spins counterclockwise from the perspective of someone looking down from the North Pole.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	counterclockwise
释义	counterclockwiseadj.adv. Brit. /ˌkaʊntəˈklɒkwʌɪz/, U.S. /ˌkaʊn(t)ərˈklɑkˌwaɪz/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: counter prep., clockwise adj.; counter prep. + clockwise adv. Etymology: As adjective (i) < counter prep. + clockwise adj. As adverb partly also (ii) < counter prep. + clockwise adv. Compare anticlockwise adj., anticlockwise adv. A. adj. That turns or moves in the opposite direction to that in which the hands of a clock turn round, i.e. (from the viewer's perspective) in a circle or arc from the top down towards the left, and from the bottom up towards the right; (also) designating such a direction; = anticlockwise adv.Much more common in North American use than anticlockwise. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > [adjective] > anticlockwise anticlockwise1879 counterclockwise1882 widdershins1926 the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > anticlockwise anticlockwise1879 counterclockwise1882 1882 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 123 465 A revolution..appears clock-wise or counter-clock-wise to one looking in the direction of the wave-normal. 1970 P. Oliver Savannah Syncopators 56 A ‘ring-shout’—a shuffling dance in counter-clockwise direction performed by a circle of worshippers which gradually intensified in tempo and collective excitement. 2019 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 16 Mar. a1 The counterclockwise spin of the low pressure system is creating a vacuum. B. adv. In the opposite direction to that in which the hands of a clock turn round (see sense A.); = anticlockwise adj. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > [adverb] > anticlockwise widdershins1545 against the sun1584 witherwards1624 witherwise1643 anticlockwise1884 counterclockwise1885 the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > anticlockwise sinister1675 anticlockwise1884 counterclockwise1885 1885 Amer. Meteorol. Jrnl. 2 99/1 Can this be obtained by turning the cups of the common Robinson anemometer so that they would revolve counter clock-wise or in the opposite direction from the present? 1985 ‘J. Gash’ Pearlhanger (1986) xvii. 136 I always get a wheelie that wants to go counterclockwise. 2012 S. Carroll Particle at End of Universe App. i. 286 The earth spins counterclockwise from the perspective of someone looking down from the North Pole. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1882
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