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Meanings of counterclockwise in English

In the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock.

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Usage of counterclockwise in English
1
Sometimes we turn it counterclockwise for introspect and the volume goes down.
Wicca Spellcraft For Men
2
He circled the net clockwise three times, then he skated counterclockwise once.
See Jane Score
3
When he moved it counterclockwise, the ice transformed into foul-smelling bubbling lava.
The Necromancer
4
Maybe the security guy in the counterclockwise Tahoe had called it in.
Nothing to lose
5
For ordinary matter, there is only one question about the rotation-clockwiseor counterclockwise?
The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics
6
The pendulum swung counterclockwise, indicating what a yes response would be.
The ghost chronicles
7
A clockwise or counterclockwise movement cuts that character list in half.
Wired
8
Recommended Exercise: Raised-Elbow Wrist Rotations Rotate the wrist clockwise and counterclockwise.
Climbing Magazine
9
I will arbitrarily call counterclockwise torques positive and clockwise torques negative.
Wired
10
I take my foot off the gas, watch the speedometer needle swing counterclockwise.
Dark Matter
11
We passed other groups of women, going in a counterclockwise direction.
Tell me, pretty maiden
12
The impact from the bullet spun Ahmed in a counterclockwise direction.
Wild Storm
13
Effect-versus-THC concentration and effect-versus-alcohol concentration hystereses were counterclockwise and clockwise, respectively.
Pubmed
14
Inside was nothing but a spiral staircase, winding counterclockwise up through the spire.
Proven guilty
15
The wheel on the door spun counterclockwise for a few seconds.
The Burning Dark
16
The weight is acting on all of us, pulling us counterclockwise and outboard.
Hull zero three
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