单词 | counterclockwise |
释义 | counterclockwise[ koun-ter-klok-wahyz ] / ˌkaʊn tərˈklɒkˌwaɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR counterclockwise ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, adverbin a direction opposite to that of the normal rotation of the hands of a clock; not clockwise. Also contraclockwise; especially British, anticlockwise. Origin of counterclockwiseFirst recorded in 1885–90; counter- + clockwise Words nearby counterclockwisecounterbrace, counterchange, countercharge, countercheck, counterclaim, counterclockwise, counterconditioning, countercoup, counterculture, countercurrent, countercyclical Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for counterclockwise
British Dictionary definitions for counterclockwisecounterclockwise contraclockwise/ (ˌkaʊntəˈklɒkˌwaɪz) / adverb, adjectiveUS 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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