counterclockwise

Example Sentences

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The counterclockwise feature isn’t uniform, though: Some turn clockwise.

From Washington Post

Ceiling fans should be adjusted to rotate counterclockwise, which pushes the air down and creates a cooling effect.

From New York Times

As Entertainment Weekly reported, Blankenbuehler said he believes audiences perceive forward progress and inevitability as a counterclockwise motion.

From Seattle Times

When he examined OLS images from the days immediately before and after the Lima's encounter, he found the same smudge, rotating counterclockwise in concert with local ocean currents.

From Scientific American

It allows for 90 degrees of counterclockwise rotation It can be tilted up or down by 25 degrees.

From The Verge