transcription, транскрипция: [ æntiklɒkwaɪz ]
also anti-clockwise
If something is moving anticlockwise , it is moving in the opposite direction to the direction in which the hands of a clock move. ( BRIT )
The cutters are opened by turning the knob anticlockwise.
≠ clockwise
ADV : ADV after v
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Anticlockwise is also an adjective. ( in AM, use counterclockwise )
...an anticlockwise route around the coast.
ADJ : ADJ n