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counterclockwise
adjective as in orbiting
Example Sentences
In the new image, however, the brightest part of a ring surrounding the black hole has shifted counterclockwise by about 30°.
He heard the creak of the platform turning with the weight of the voladores as the rope unspooled counterclockwise, and the music of the drum and flute.
"Switching the rotational direction from counterclockwise to clockwise and vice versa allows two propellers to attract or repel each other."
When bumblebees successfully opened the box by pushing on red or blue tabs in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction, they were rewarded with sugar.
Dad jumped up and broke into the Cabbage Patch dance, swinging his arms in a circular, counterclockwise motion.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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