anticlockwise

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• UK: /ˌæn.tiˈklɒk.waɪz/
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• US: ăn'tēkläkʹwīz
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• US: ăn'tīkläkʹwīz
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• US: /ˌæn.tɪˈklɑkˌwaɪz/
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• US: /ˌæn.tiˈklɑkˌwaɪz/
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• US: /ˌænˌtaɪˈklɑkˌwaɪz/
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• Australian: /ˌæn.tiˈklɔk.wɑɪz/
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h2énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h2énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English clock Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English clockwise English anticlockwise From anti- + clockwise.

89 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: обратен на часовниковата стрелка (obraten na časovnikovata strelka) — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Catalan: en el sentit antihorari — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Chinese Mandarin: 反時針方向的 /反时针方向的 (fǎn shízhēn fāngxiàng de) — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Chinese Mandarin: 逆時針的 /逆时针的 (nì shízhēn de) — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Chinese Mandarin: 逆時針 /逆时针 (nì shízhēn) — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Cornish: gorthnaswedhek — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Danish: mod uret — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Dutch: tegen de klok in — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Dutch: in tegenwijzerzin — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Dutch: linksom — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Esperanto: maldekstruma — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Esperanto: livuma — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Estonian: vastupäeva — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Finnish: vastapäiväinen — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• French: dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• French: dans le sens antihoraire — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• French: antihoraire — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Galician: antihorario — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Georgian: საათის ისრის საწინააღმდეგო (saatis isris sac̣inaaɣmdego) — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Georgian: საათის ისრის საწინააღმდეგო მიმართულებით (saatis isris sac̣inaaɣmdego mimartulebit) — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Georgian: საათის ისრის საწინააღმდეგო მიმართულებით მოძრავი (saatis isris sac̣inaaɣmdego mimartulebit moʒravi) — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Georgian: საათის ისრის საპირისპირო მიმართულებით მოძრავი (saatis isris saṗirisṗiro mimartulebit moʒravi) — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• German: im Gegenuhrzeigersinn — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• German: gegen den Uhrzeigersinn — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Greek: αριστερόστροφος (aristeróstrofos) — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Hebrew: נגד כיוון השעון (néged kivún hasha'ón) — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Hindi: वामावर्त (vāmāvart) — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Hungarian: az óramutató járásával ellenkező — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Ido: inversa-horloja — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Irish: tuathal — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Italian: antiorario — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Italian: in senso antorario — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Japanese: 反時計回り (hantokeimawari) — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Japanese: 左巻き (hidarimaki) — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Korean: 반시계 방향 (bansigye banghyang) — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Malay: lawan arah jam — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Norwegian Bokmål: mot klokka — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Norwegian Bokmål: mot klokken — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Norwegian Nynorsk: mot klokka — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Polish: przeciwny do ruchu wskazówek zegara — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Polish: lewoskrętny — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Portuguese: anti-horário — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Romanian: în sens antiorar — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Russian: про́тив часово́й стре́лки (prótiv časovój strélki) — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Scottish Gaelic: tuathal — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Spanish: antihorario — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Spanish: contrario al/“a/de las agujas/manecillas del” reloj — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Swedish: motsols — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Swedish: moturs — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Tagalog: balitaknaan — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Tamil: இடஞ்சுழி (iṭañcuḻi) — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Thai: ทวนเข็มนาฬิกา — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Turkish: saat yönünün tersinde — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Welsh: gwrthglocwedd — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Bulgarian: обратно на часовниковата стрелка (obratno na časovnikovata strelka) — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Catalan: en sentit antihorari — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Chinese Cantonese: 逆時針 /逆时针 (jik6 si4 zam1) — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Czech: proti směru hodinových ručiček — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Esperanto: maldekstrume — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Esperanto: livume — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Esperanto: kontraŭhorloĝdirekte — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Finnish: vastapäivään — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• French: dans le sens contraire des aiguilles d’une montre — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Galician: en sentido antihorario — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Galician: antihorariamente — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Galician: en sentido contrario ás agullas do reloxo — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Georgian: საათის ისრის საწინააღმდეგოდ (saatis isris sac̣inaaɣmdegod) — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Georgian: საათის ისრის საპირისპიროდ (saatis isris saṗirisṗirod) — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Greek: αριστερόστροφα (aristeróstrofa) — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Greek: αντίθετα με την φορά των δεικτών του ρολογιού (antítheta me tin forá ton deiktón tou rologioú) — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Hungarian: az óramutató járásával ellenkezően — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Ido: inverse-horloje — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Italian: in senso antiorario — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Japanese: 左回り (hidarimawari) — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Norman: contre lé solé — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Polish: przeciwnie do ruchu wskazówek zegara — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Polish: lewoskrętnie — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Portuguese: no sentido anti-horário — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Portuguese: no sentido contrário aos ponteiros do relógio — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Scottish Gaelic: tuathail — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Serbo-Croatian: супротно од казаљке на сату — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Spanish: antihorariamente — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Spanish: levógiramente — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Ukrainian: проти годинникової стрілки (proty hodynnykovoji strilky) — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Vietnamese: ngược chiều kim đồng hồ — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Vietnamese: theo chiều ngược kim đồng hồ — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Welsh: yn wrthglocwedd — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Welsh: yn groes i'r cloc — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
• Welsh: o chwith — in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock