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adjective

anticlockwise

in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock

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Six example sentences with anticlockwise, each labelled with its topic.

  • Water leaving the sink makes an anticlockwise spiral one day and a clockwise one the next, whatever the myth says.

    Science

  • Stadium lanes are laid out for an anticlockwise lap, so runners always leave the first bend on their left.

    Fitness

  • Three anticlockwise turns of the dial open the puzzle, and a single clockwise nudge resets the whole thing.

    Gaming

  • A left-hand thread tightens anticlockwise, which is why the pedal came loose when he turned it the usual way.

    Technology

  • Traffic on French roundabouts flows anticlockwise, and British drivers hesitate at the first one they meet.

    Travel

  • The offense runs its wheel play in an anticlockwise rotation, so the shooter always ends in the left corner.

    Basketball

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