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Meaning of "anticlockwise" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ANTICLOCKWISE

anticlockwise  [ˌæntɪˈklɒkˌwaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANTICLOCKWISE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Anticlockwise can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES ANTICLOCKWISE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Clockwise

Circular motion can occur in two possible directions. A clockwise motion is one that proceeds in the same direction as a clock's hands: from the top to the right, then down and then to the left, and back up to the top. The opposite sense of rotation or revolution is anticlockwise, or counterclockwise. In a mathematical sense, a circle defined parametrically in a positive Cartesian plane by the equations x = cos t and y = sin t is traced counterclockwise as t increases in value.

Definition of anticlockwise in the English dictionary

The definition of anticlockwise in the dictionary is in the opposite direction to the rotation of the hands of a clock US equivalent: counterclockwise.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANTICLOCKWISE


anywise
ˈɛnɪˌwaɪz
clockwise
ˈklɒkˌwaɪz
contrariwise
ˈkɒntrərɪˌwaɪz
counterclockwise
ˌkaʊntəˈklɒkˌwaɪz
crosswise
ˈkrɒsˌwaɪz
dropwise
ˈdrɒpˌwaɪz
endwise
ˈendˌwaɪz
lengthwise
ˈlɛŋθˌwaɪz
likewise
ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz
nowise
ˈnəʊˌwaɪz
otherwise
ˈʌðəˌwaɪz
pairwise
ˈpɛəˌwaɪz
piecewise
ˈpiːsˌwaɪz
sidewise
ˈsaɪdˌwaɪz
snakewise
ˈsneɪkˌwaɪz
spokewise
ˈspəʊkˌwaɪz
stepwise
ˈstɛpˌwaɪz
streetwise
ˈstriːtˌwaɪz
sunwise
ˈsʌnˌwaɪz
widthwise
ˈwɪdθˌwaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANTICLOCKWISE

anticlassical
anticlastic
anticlerical
anticlericalism
anticlimactic
anticlimactical
anticlimactically
anticlimax
anticlinal
anticline
anticling
anticlinoria
anticlinorium
anticlotting
anticly
anticoagulant
anticodon
anticoincidence
anticold
anticollision

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANTICLOCKWISE

airwise
be wise
bendwise
coastwise
contraclockwise
cornerwise
elsewise
flatwise
leastwise
longwise
palewise
penny-wise
slantwise
suchwise
taxwise
thwartwise
unwise
weather-wise
wise
worldly-wise

Synonyms and antonyms of anticlockwise in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «anticlockwise» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANTICLOCKWISE

Find out the translation of anticlockwise to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of anticlockwise from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «anticlockwise» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

沿逆时针方向
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj
570 millions of speakers

English

anticlockwise
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वामावर्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عَكْسَ اِتّـجاه عَقْرَبَي السّاعَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

против часовой стрелки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

anti-horário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বামাবর্তে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dans le sens contraire des aiguilles d’une montre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lawan jam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

entgegen dem Uhrzeigersinn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

左回りに
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시계 반대 방향으로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Antiklockwise
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngược chiều kim đồng hồ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இடஞ்சுழி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Anticlockwise
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saatin aksi yönünde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

antiorario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przeciwnie do ruchu wskazówek zegara
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

проти годинникової стрілки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în sensul invers acelor de ceasornic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αριστερόστροφα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

antikloksgewyse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

motsols
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mot klokken
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of anticlockwise

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTICLOCKWISE»

The term «anticlockwise» is regularly used and occupies the 105.656 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTICLOCKWISE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «anticlockwise» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «anticlockwise» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about anticlockwise

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTICLOCKWISE»

Discover the use of anticlockwise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to anticlockwise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
New Abacus
0 or 4 right angles page 46 Right angle turns 1. slide 5. roundabout 2. climbing frame 6. see-saw 3. slide 7. slide Angle 4. slide 8. slide page 47 Turning north, south, east or west 1. anticlockwise west 3. anticlockwise north 5. clockwise south 7.
Ruth Merttens, David Kirkby, 1999
2
Penpals for Handwitting - Year 3 Teacher's Book (7-8)
... no ascender: joining tp, mp 18 Introducing diagonal join, no ascender, to an anticlockwise letter: joining id, bq 19 Practising diagonal join, no ascender, to an anticlockwise letter: joining ad, id 20 Practising diagonal join, no ascender, to an  ...
3
Matrix - 8
Example 6: Square ABCD with vertices A (4, 2), B (-2, 2), C (-2, -4) and D (4, -4) has been rotated through 90°, anticlockwise. Draw the new square A'B'C'D' on graph paper. Solution: As the square ABCD rotates through 90° (anticlockwise) ...
Khurana Rohit, 2007
4
Bank Probationary Officers' Exam
(4) In each subsequent figure the entire design rotates through 45° anticlockwise and alternately half and one leaflet is added in front of the behind the pre-existing designs. 68. (5) In each subsequent figure five line segments are added to ...
V.V.K. Subburaj, 2006
5
LIC Assistant Administrative Officers Exam 2005
(b) The set of elements shifts anticlockwise along half a side-length with the rearmost element coming in front and a new element adding on in the foremost position. 236. (b) The entire figure rotates about its centre anticlockwise through 135° ...
V.V.K. Subburaj
6
Tancet MCA
(b) The set of elements shifts anticlockwise along half a side-length with the rearmost element coming in front and a new element adding on in the foremost position 236. (b) The entire figure rotates about its centre anticlockwise through 135° ...
V.V.K. Subburaj
7
Pictures in Place Adolescent Usage of Mu
So if you remember, that day when we first met I showed you all this then I said it's the same set of objects but they've been rotated so I asked the class is the rotation clockwise or anticlockwise. Then most of you said anticlockwise, so let's ...
Kenneth Lim, 2006
8
Physical Oceanography of Coastal and Shelf Seas
At a given true height z, the non-dimensional height 5,: 2[(0 -l'f)Z/KLl*m] for the anticlockwise component is much greater than that for the clockwise component, g“_ = 2[(a —f)z/icutm], so that the true vertical scale of the anticlockwise velocity ...
B. Johns, 1983
9
Mechanics
... 1.8ms-2 9 (b) 66.3m (c) 4.42s (d) 10ms-' Exercise 6A 1 (a) i2 Nm anticlockwise (b) I0N m clockwise (c) 0Nm (d) 1 5 N m clockwise (e) 10.6 Nm clockwise (0 36.4 Nm anticlockwise (g) 0Nm (h) 6 1.3 Nm anticlockwise 2 (a) 14 Nm anticlockwise ...
Jean Littlewood, John Hebborn, Fred Norton, 2000
10
Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2009: ...
We improvethesearchalgorithm by addingsome heuristic information andgive the followingdefinitions. Definition 8. DistanceThe distance between two nodes has two values, clockwise distance and anticlockwise distance. For example there ...
Osvaldo Gervasi, David Taniar, Beniamino Murgante, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTICLOCKWISE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term anticlockwise is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sections of the M60 to close ALL NIGHT over next two weekends
... closed overnight on Saturday 18 July, along with the anticlockwise side between junction 12 at the M62/M602 interchange and junction 10. «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
2
M1 AND SILVERSTONE TRAFFIC: British Grand Prix sees delays …
There is also slow traffic on the M25 anticlockwise between junction 13 for Staines and junction 12 for the M3. Share0 Share0 Tweet0 Share0. «MK News, Jul 15»
3
Scientists have discovered fundamental property of light 150 years …
... to it: it can either spin clockwise or anticlockwise (conventionally called spin-up or spin-down), but the magnitude of the spin is always fixed. «The Independent, Jul 15»
4
Here's how you can do yoga while you're travelling
Rotate ankles, clockwise and anticlockwise. Flex and stretch your toes too.Yoga, while travel, improves blood circulation in legs, relieves ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
5
Overnight closures of M60 in Trafford announced
The clockwise side of the M60 between junctions nine and 10 near Trafford Park will be closed overnight on Saturday, July 18, along with the anticlockwise side ... «Messenger Newspapers, Jul 15»
6
Planned roadworks in Yorkshire and the Humber
The anticlockwise entry slip road at junction 7 will be closed for routine works early morning on Sunday 12 July. The closures will take place ... «Wakefield Express, Jul 15»
7
M25 shut as man seriously injured in crash on hottest day of the year
A serious accident on the M25 anticlockwise between junction 9 (Leatherhead) and junction 8 (Reigate) on Tuesday afternoon left a man in ... «Get Surrey, Jul 15»
8
Bolton traffic and travel update – Friday, July 3, 2015
There is also traffic on the M60 anticlockwise between junction 16 for the A666 and junction 13 for Worsley. Public transport-wise, there are still ... «The Bolton News, Jul 15»
9
Live: Manchester Traffic and Travel – July 03, 2015
Roads: M60 - Traffic lighter than normal on M60 anticlockwise between J16 A666 (Pendlebury) and J13 A572 / A575 / B5211 ( Worsley ). «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
10
M1 AND M25 TRAFFIC: Delays in Northamptonshire on M1 plus …
On the M25, in Essex tonight there is congestion on the anticlockwise side due to an earlier accident. Congestion goes back to J31, A1306 ... «MK News, Jul 15»

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