counterclockwise

IPA: kaʊntɝkɫˈɔkwaɪz

(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.

Examples of "counterclockwise" in Sentences

The vines twine counterclockwise.
The turn to play passes counterclockwise.
Let the platform be rotating counterclockwise.
At right, the ring is rotating counterclockwise.
Play then proceeds clockwise or counterclockwise.
The game is played in a counterclockwise fashion.
Exits are numbered in a counterclockwise direction.
Milemarkers are posted in a counterclockwise fashion.
Repeat with your foot moving in a counterclockwise direction.
It forms a part of the counterclockwise gyre in the Gulf of Alaska.
Thing is, they’re running counterclockwise, which is the same way I’m going.
"Emily: Not to derail this thread, but what do you mean" counterclockwise "?
But only some of those that go counterclockwise are twirling counterclockwise.
The bear attempted to circle right, pushing the wolf counterclockwise, away from me.
Instantly the mouse began running in counterclockwise circles as if hell-bent on winning a murine Olympics.
My roommate and I are making an “Om Mani Padme Hung” hoop to be used counterclockwise ONLY as a prayer wheel!
In the case of the counterclockwise mouse, the optogenetic stimulation overrode what the mouse was doing on its own.
The car spun counterclockwise, slid down the track, and careened wildly across the infield grass, bringing out a caution flag that froze the field.
The counterclockwise mouse was something new—a triple fusion of animal, plant, and technology—and the students knew it was a harbinger of unprecedentedly powerful ways to alter brain activity.