contraclockwise

[ kon-truh-klok-wahyz ]

adjective

1. counterclockwise.

Word History and Origins

Origin of contraclockwise¹

contra- ¹( def ) + clockwise

Example Sentences

CXXXI, and danced contraclockwise around and around the Page 181small circle.

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The Bontoc Igorot dances in a circle, and he follows the circle contraclockwise.

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