Associations to the word «Counterclockwise»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

COUNTERCLOCKWISE, adverb. In a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move; "please move counterclockwise in a circle!".
COUNTERCLOCKWISE, adjective. In the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats