/ ˌæntiˈklɒkwaɪz; NAmE -ˈklɑːk-/ ( BrE ) ( NAmE coun·ter·clock·wise ) adverb , adjective
in the opposite direction to the movement of the hands of a clock :
Turn the key anticlockwise / in an anticlockwise direction.
OPP clockwise
/ ˌæntiˈklɒkwaɪz; NAmE -ˈklɑːk-/ ( BrE ) ( NAmE coun·ter·clock·wise ) adverb , adjective
in the opposite direction to the movement of the hands of a clock :
Turn the key anticlockwise / in an anticlockwise direction.
OPP clockwise
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005