counterclockwise direction

collocation in English

meaningsofcounterclockwiseanddirection

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counterclockwise
adjective
adverb
uk
/ˌkaʊn.təˈklɒk.waɪz/us
/ˌkaʊn.t̬ɚˈklɑːk.waɪz/
in the opposite direction to the movement of the hands of ...
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direction
noun
uk
/daɪˈrek.ʃən/us
/dɪˈrek.ʃən/
the position towards which someone or something moves ...
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For the actual obstacle configuration, the robot must circumvent the obstacles in thecounterclockwisedirection.
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In region 11, stable steady convection can exist in either a clockwise orcounterclockwisedirection.
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In order to build a map, the mobile robot was each rotated incounterclockwisedirectionat 20 and the combined local map was built.
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At each point, the mobile robot was each rotated incounterclockwisedirectionat 20 and a combined local map was built.
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Without external perturbations we find oscillatory flow with random character and bounded amplitudes in either a clockwise orcounterclockwisedirection.
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The scanning order for each vertex is set to acounterclockwisedirectionand the magnitude of the vertex is also measured in - this direction.
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If the ions travel along the magnetic field lines, the shortest path to reach the observation volume at this cross-section is in thecounterclockwisedirection.
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Three linkages, including associated coordinates, are numbered with a subscript, i, starting from the lower right link in acounterclockwisedirection.
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We find also a difference in the two values /3,*, for the flow in a clockwise andcounterclockwisedirection, which indicates a small, but unidentified, asymmetry in the experimental set-up.
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Water circulates in the strait in a generalcounterclockwisedirection.
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The player rolls the die and moves in acounterclockwisedirectionfrom their respective plot.
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The innermost circle carries traffic in acounterclockwisedirection, and more proficient users may choose to use the alternative paths.
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If the points are labeled sequentially in thecounterclockwisedirection, the above determinant expressions are positive and the absolute value signs can be omitted.
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When shown in acounterclockwisedirection, an ancient religious symbol that represented a sign of good luck.
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This diagonal chute can either consist of a more-or-less straight line, or may curve significantly, in acounterclockwisedirection.
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Participants hold hands at the shoulder level and dance in acounterclockwisedirection.
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Looking down on the earth at the north pole, this spin is in acounterclockwisedirection, which is defined as "positive" rotation or vorticity.
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Men and women moved in a circle in acounterclockwisedirection, shuffling their feet, clapping, and often spontaneously singing or praying aloud.
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Like jumping, skaters mostly rotate in thecounterclockwisedirection, but there are some skaters who rotate in the clockwise direction.
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