What is anticlockwise

anticlockwise in British English (ˌæntɪˈklɒkˌwaɪz ) adverb, adjective. in the opposite direction to the rotation of the hands of a clock. US equivalent: counterclockwise.

1. Which way is anticlockwise?
2. Is anticlockwise same as counterclockwise?
3. What is clockwise and anti clockwise?

Which way is anticlockwise?

Clockwise and anti-clockwise are ways of indicating the direction of a turn. So, what way is clockwise? Clockwise, involves a turn to the right as it follows the hands of a clock and anti-clockwise involves a turn to the left, against the direction of a clock's hands.

Is anticlockwise same as counterclockwise?

When something moves in the opposite direction to the way in which the hands of a clock move round in known as counterclockwise. The counterclockwise direction is also known as the anticlockwise direction.

What is clockwise and anti clockwise?

Clockwise motion (abbreviated CW) proceeds in the same direction as a clock's hands: from the top to the right, then down and then to the left, and back up to the top. The opposite sense of rotation or revolution is (in Commonwealth English) anticlockwise (ACW) or (in North American English) counterclockwise (CCW).