Explore Counterclockwise through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like anticlockwise or clockwise. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Counterclockwise in a sentence
Counterclockwise meaning
In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
Synonyms of Counterclockwise
Using Counterclockwise
- The main meaning on this page is: In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
- Useful related words include: anticlockwise, clockwise, contraclockwise, levorotary.
- In the example corpus, counterclockwise often appears in combinations such as: or counterclockwise, in counterclockwise, and counterclockwise.
Context around Counterclockwise
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Counterclockwise
- In this selection, "counterclockwise" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, revolves, flying, mecca, meaning, seven and directions stand out and add context to how "counterclockwise" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are flying counterclockwise and be placed counterclockwise top or. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "counterclockwise" sits close to words such as aau, abandons and affections, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with counterclockwise
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Along tight latitude circles, counterclockwise is east and clockwise is west. (11 words)
Ankle Circles (1-2 minutes per ankle): Rotate your ankles clockwise and counterclockwise. (13 words)
Other rituals include performing “tawaf,” circumambulating, or circling the in Mecca counterclockwise seven times. (14 words)
By contrast, if we look at a point on the left and placed a small paddle wheel there, the larger "current" on its left side would cause the paddlewheel to rotate counterclockwise, which corresponds to a curl in the positive z direction. (42 words)
A half-twist clockwise gives an embedding of the Möbius strip different from that of a half-twist counterclockwise – that is, as an embedded object in Euclidean space the Möbius strip is a chiral object with right- or left-handedness. (40 words)
But satellites provide clear visuals showing the beginnings of a counterclockwise spiral around an eye of calmness, influenced by the Coriolis effect of the earth’s rotation, as the hurricane churns across the vast Atlantic. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Iapetus revolves counterclockwise, meaning that only one side of Iapetus gets hit with the particles coming off of Phoebe when they revolve past each other.
Players have the option to rotate the devices clockwise or counterclockwise and afterward press Launch from the starting device to try destroying all orbs.
The spotters fly clockwise above other aircraft so they can more easily watch the water- or retardant-dropping aircraft that are flying counterclockwise.
Ankle Circles (1-2 minutes per ankle): Rotate your ankles clockwise and counterclockwise.
It can turn clockwise or counterclockwise with no swing arc and includes both ⅜- and ½-inch square drive anvils for added versatility.
Other rituals include performing “tawaf,” circumambulating, or circling the in Mecca counterclockwise seven times.
The thrill rides, known as Top Scans, are capable of spinning both the six gondolas and the rotating support arm in clockwise and counterclockwise directions.
Counterclockwise from the top left, Temecula Mayor Pro Tem Maryann Edwards and councilmembers Mike Naggar, Zak Schwank and Matt Rahn speak at Temecula’s 2020 State of the City address.
Especially if you watched the video of the the face-painted Puddy face plant, which may or may not have involved a counterclockwise swirl.
An ice carousel was carved into the pond and a small outboard motor was used to propel the circle of floating ice counterclockwise.
But satellites provide clear visuals showing the beginnings of a counterclockwise spiral around an eye of calmness, influenced by the Coriolis effect of the earth’s rotation, as the hurricane churns across the vast Atlantic.
A center with a clockwise sense of rotation is an R or rectus center and a center with a counterclockwise sense of rotation is an S or sinister center.
A half-twist clockwise gives an embedding of the Möbius strip different from that of a half-twist counterclockwise – that is, as an embedded object in Euclidean space the Möbius strip is a chiral object with right- or left-handedness.
Along tight latitude circles, counterclockwise is east and clockwise is west.
A player bats at home plate and must proceed counterclockwise to first base, second base, third base, and back home in order to score a run.
A renderer can define either clockwise or counterclockwise winding as front or back facing.
By contrast, if we look at a point on the left and placed a small paddle wheel there, the larger "current" on its left side would cause the paddlewheel to rotate counterclockwise, which corresponds to a curl in the positive z direction.
By turning one clockwise, the pitch becomes sharper and turning one counterclockwise, the pitch becomes flatter.
Counterclockwise rotation of a monotrichous polar flagellum pushes the cell forward with the flagellum trailing behind, much like a corkscrew moving inside cork.
Faces may be placed counterclockwise (top) or clockwise Common dice are small cubes most commonly convert across, whose faces are numbered from one to six, usually by patterns of round dots called pips.
Common combinations with counterclockwise
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- or counterclockwise 6×
- in counterclockwise 5×
- and counterclockwise 3×
- counterclockwise with 3×
- counterclockwise in 3×
- counterclockwise direction 3×
- counterclockwise and 2×
- counterclockwise from 2×
- counterclockwise to 2×
- counterclockwise the 2×