anti-clockwise, a. and adv.
(ˌæntɪˈklɒkwaɪz)
[f. anti-1 3 c + clock n. + -wise.]
= counter-clockwise.
| 1898 G. Wherry in Lancet 1 Jan. 24/1 Mathematicians often use the expression ‘clockwise’ or ‘anti-clock-wise’ to indicate the way of a spiral coil. 1914 C. W. Domville-Fife Submarines, Mines & Torpedoes 163 A tiny three or four-cylinder engine which operates twin screws, moving ‘clock-wise’ and ‘anti-clockwise’. 1917 ‘Contact’ Airman's Outings 153 A little left rudder again puts the needle into an anticlockwise motion. 1927 Daily Express 23 Sept. 3/3 A clockwork motor that is wound up anti-clockwise. |