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anticlockwise
01
moving or turning in the opposite direction to the way clock hands move
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
relational
ungradable
Examples
The anticlockwise motion of the wheel gradually slowed down.
anticlockwise
01
in a direction opposite to the usual rotation of the hands of a clock, typically moving from right to left
Grammatical Information
Examples
The wheel turned anticlockwise, slowing to a stop.
Lexical Tree
anticlockwise
clockwise
clock
wise
