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Definition of Counterclockwise
1. Adverb. In a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move. "Please move counterclockwise in a circle!"
2. Adjective. In the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock.
Similar to: Left-handed, Levorotary, Levorotatory
Also: Sinistral
Antonyms: Clockwise
Definition of Counterclockwise
1. Adverb. (American English) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise. ¹
2. Adjective. (American English) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Counterclockwise
Literary usage of Counterclockwise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The California earthquake of April 18, 1906: Report of the state earthquake by Andrew Cowper Lawson, Harry Fielding Reid (1908)
"At the Catholic Cemetery, out of 6 tombstones of the above type 1 stone was turned
clockwise and 1 counterclockwise. This cemetery is in the valley. ..."
2. Technical Mechanics, Statics and Dynamics by Edward Rose Maurer (1917)
"The student should draw the counterclockwise polygon for the joint, and compare
with ABCDA. If the polygons for all the joints of a truss are drawn ..."
3. Connecting Induction Motors: The Practical Application of a Designing by Adolphus Mansfield Dudley (1921)
"70, beginning at the right, there are two arrows counterclockwise on groups 1 and 2,
... 71 the first two arrows counterclockwise are on groups 4 and 5. ..."
4. The Atmosphere; Its Characteristics and Dynamics by Frederick Joaquim Barbosa Cordeiro (1910)
"The rotation of these whirls is always cyclonic—counterclockwise in the northern
hemisphere. ... The resulting whirl may be clockwise or counterclockwise. ..."
5. Strength of Materials by James Ellsworth Boyd (1917)
"The reaction at the right support turns this portion counterclockwise, consequently
the moment of the left portion is clockwise and positive. ..."
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