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English
wikipedia|Clockwise and counterclockwise

Pronunciation
w:Received Pronunciation|RP in IPA|/�æntɪ�kl�kwaɪz/, /<tt>%{ntI"klQkwaIz</tt>/
(US): �n't�kläkʹwīz, /�ænti�kl�kwaɪz/, /<tt>%{nti"klAkwaIz</tt>/ or �n'tīkläkʹwīz, /�æntaɪ�kl�kwaɪz/, /<tt>%{ntaI"klAkwaIz</tt>/

Adjective
anticlockwise (British)

1. not comparable Of movement, in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom, in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.

Synonyms
counterclockwise or counter-clockwise (US), laevorotatory (UK) or levorotatory (US) (chemistry), positive (geometry)

Antonyms
clockwise

Adverb
anticlockwise (British)

1. not comparable In an anticlockwise fashion.

Synonyms
counterclockwise or counter-clockwise (US), widdershins or withershins (particularly on a sundial)

Antonyms
clockwise

Translations

Afrikaans: antikloksgewys
Chinese: ���|���� / ���|���� (nì shí zh�n de)
Dutch: tegen de klok in, linksom
Esperanto: maldekstrume
Finnish: vastapäivään
French: dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre
German: gegen den Uhrzeigersinn
Hebrew: נ�� ����� �שע�� (neged kivoon hasha'on)
Hindi: वामावर�त�त, प�रति-��ि
Hungarian: az óramutató járásával ellenkez�en (adverb); az óramutató járásával ellenkez� (adjective)
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Japanese: 左�� (������, hidarimawari), ������(���������, gyakutok�mawari)
Norwegian: mot klokka
Polish: przeciwnie do ruchu wskazówek zegara
Portuguese: no sentido anti-horário
Russian: п�о�ив �а�овой ���елки (prótiv �asovój strélki)
Slovak: proti smeru ru�i�iek
Spanish: en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj
Swedish: moturs, motsols
Vietnamese: theo chi�u ngược kim ��ng h�

fr:anticlockwise
pt:anticlockwise
sv:anticlockwise
vi:anticlockwise
zh:anticlockwise

• 2007-11-22 22:15 - AutoFormat - trans link [[Afrikaans]]

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