What is the meaning of the word "anticlockwise"?

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  1. in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move copy to clipboard adverb
    • The hands of the clock move anticlockwise. copy to clipboard
  2. in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move copy to clipboard adverb
    • The hands of the clock move anticlockwise. copy to clipboard
  3. in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move copy to clipboard adverb
    • The hands of the clock move anticlockwise. copy to clipboard
  4. in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move copy to clipboard adverb
    • The hands of the clock move anticlockwise. copy to clipboard
  5. in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move copy to clipboard adverb
    • The hands of the clock move anticlockwise. copy to clipboard
  6. in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move copy to clipboard adverb
    • The hands of the clock move anticlockwise. copy to clipboard
  7. in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move copy to clipboard adverb
    • The hands of the clock move anticlockwise. copy to clipboard
  8. in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock copy to clipboard adjective
    • The hands of the clock move anticlockwise. copy to clipboard
  9. in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock copy to clipboard adjective
    • I was going to turn right at the corner, but I turned left instead, going anticlockwise around the roundabout. copy to clipboard
  10. in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock copy to clipboard adjective
    • The direction of the rotation of a frisbee is anticlockwise as seen from above. copy to clipboard
  11. in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock copy to clipboard adjective
    • The earth rotates anticlockwise as viewed from the North Pole. copy to clipboard
  12. in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock copy to clipboard adjective
    • The screw thread of a lefthanded screw is anticlockwise, compared with the clockwise thread of a righthanded screw. copy to clipboard
  13. in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock copy to clipboard adjective
    • When the stars and the planets appear to move, this movement is anticlockwise as seen from above the earth's North Pole. copy to clipboard
  14. in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock copy to clipboard adjective
    • In a corkscrew, the turns are anticlockwise for a righthanded corkscrew. copy to clipboard

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