D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

counterclockwise

· coun·ter·clock·wise · IPA /kˌaʊntərklˈɔkwaɪz/
01 adj. & adv. in the opposite direction to that in which the hands of a clock rotate, as viewed from in front of the clock face; -- of rotatory motion or…
  1. 1.
    in the opposite direction to that in which the hands of a clock rotate, as viewed from in front of the clock face; -- of rotatory motion or spiral direction. Opposite of clockwise, or right-handed
Syn. left-handed.