counter-clockwise
Opposite dial direction
Counter-clockwise describes rotation in the direction opposite to a clock's hands—leftward when viewed from above or facing the rotating object.
Americans say counter-clockwise; the British prefer anticlockwise.
Turn the lid counter-clockwise to open it.
The term applies to anything that rotates: screws, dials, dancers, hurricanes in the Northern Hemisphere.
rotation
Against the sun's path
- leftwardToward the left
- sinistralLeft-side dominant
- counterrotationSpinning in opposite directions
- backingAid or sponsorship
widdershins
Against the sun's path
- leftwardToward the left
- sinistralLeft-side dominant
- counterrotationSpinning in opposite directions
backing · unscrewing · unwinding · left-hand
whorl
Spiral arrangement of ridges
turning
Act of rotating
circling · wheeling · gyrating · orbiting · pivoting · swiveling · twirling · looping