Note: [Narrower terms: {sinistral} {levororotary,
levorotatory}]
Syn: left-handed. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
counterclockwise — 1870, also counter clockwise; from COUNTER (Cf. counter ) + CLOCKWISE (Cf. clockwise) … Etymology dictionary
counterclockwise — [kount΄ər kläk′wīz΄] adj., adv. in a direction opposite to that in which the hands of a clock move … English World dictionary
counterclockwise — [[t]ka͟ʊntə(r)klɒ̱kwaɪz[/t]] also counter clockwise ADV: ADV after v If something is moving counterclockwise, it is moving in the opposite direction to the direction in which the hands of a clock move. [AM] Rotate the head clockwise and… … English dictionary
counterclockwise — adverb Date: 1888 in a direction opposite to that in which the hands of a clock rotate as viewed from in front • counterclockwise adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
counterclockwise — adj. Counterclockwise is used with these nouns: ↑direction, ↑motion … Collocations dictionary
counterclockwise — adverb AmE moving in the opposite direction to the hands of a clock; anticlockwise BrE: To remove the lid, turn it counterclockwise. opposite clockwise … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
counterclockwise — I adjective in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock • Syn: ↑anticlockwise, ↑contraclockwise • Ant: ↑clockwise • Similar to: ↑levorotary, ↑l … Useful english dictionary
counterclockwise motion — judėjimas prieš laikrodžio rodyklę statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. counterclockwise motion vok. Bewegung gegen Uhrzeiger, f rus. движение против часовой стрелки, n pranc. mouvement dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
counterclockwise rotation — kairinis sukimasis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. counterclockwise rotation; laevorotation; levorotation vok. Linksdrehung, f rus. левое вращение, n pranc. rotation à gauche, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
counterclockwise polarized wave — kairėn poliarizuota banga statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. counterclockwise polarized wave; left hand polarized wave vok. linksdrehend polarisierte Welle, f; linkspolarisierte Welle, f rus. волна с поляризацией против хода часовой… … Fizikos terminų žodynas
