Definition
Anticlockwise
Anticlockwise is the turning direction opposite to the movement of clock hands.
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What it means
Picture the hands on a clock, then travel around the centre the other way. Anticlockwise tells you the direction of a turn, but not how far to turn. A quarter turn, half turn, and full turn can all be anticlockwise.
Remember it
Run around the clock face against the hands.
Example
An arrow points east. After a quarter turn anticlockwise about its centre, it points north.
Watch for
Anticlockwise names a direction only; the turn size must be given separately.
Common mix-up
Counterclockwise is the usual US name for anticlockwise, not a different direction.
Exact meaning
Anticlockwise describes rotation around a point in the direction opposite to the hands of a standard analogue clock; US usage commonly calls the same direction counterclockwise.