contraclockwise

1. 1.

   in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock

   Synonymscounterclockwiseanticlockwise

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Questions about contraclockwise

What does contraclockwise mean?

contraclockwise means "in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock".

How many syllables are in contraclockwise?

contraclockwise has 4 syllables: con-tra-cloc-kwise. The stress falls on "tra".

What is another word for contraclockwise?

Close synonyms include counterclockwise, anticlockwise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is contraclockwise a common word?

contraclockwise is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.