Definition of "counter-clockwise" [counter-clockwise]

• Counterclockwise; Anticlockwise. (adjective)
• Counterclockwise; anticlockwise. (adverb)

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• "As the image resolved, it began a slow counter-clockwise rotation, with the computer supplying pointers and blocks of informative text drawn from the medical database."
• "These storms are called "Nor'easters" because the counter-clockwise circulation around a low pressure system on the Atlantic coast pushes moist sea air from the north-east into arctic air over the land."
• "Over the next several days, an upper-level area of of low pressure (with a counter-clockwise circulation) will migrate southeastward from the Northern Plains."