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单词 counterclockwise
释义

counterclockwise

[ koun-ter-klok-wahyz ]
/ ˌkaʊn tərˈklɒkˌwaɪz /
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adjective, adverb

in a direction opposite to that of the normal rotation of the hands of a clock; not clockwise.
Also contraclockwise; especially British, anticlockwise.

Origin of counterclockwise

First recorded in 1885–90; counter- + clockwise

Words nearby counterclockwise

counterbrace, counterchange, countercharge, countercheck, counterclaim, counterclockwise, counterconditioning, countercoup, counterculture, countercurrent, countercyclical
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Example sentences from the Web for counterclockwise

  • Clockwise rotation of the knob increases the volume, counterclockwise rotation diminishes the volume.

    Zenith Television Receiver Operating Manual|Zenith Radio Corporation

British Dictionary definitions for counterclockwise

counterclockwise

contraclockwise

/ (ˌkaʊntəˈklɒkˌwaɪz) /

adverb, adjective

US and Canadian in the opposite direction to the rotation of the hands of a clockAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): anticlockwise
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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