anticlockwise direction

moving in a direction opposite to that of a clock's hands
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anticlockwise direction

Summary

anticlockwise direction is a rotational direction[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • anticlockwise direction's instance of is recorded as rotational direction[3].
  • anticlockwise direction's said to be the same as is recorded as outer loop[4].
  • anticlockwise direction's said to be the same as is recorded as inner loop[5].
  • anticlockwise direction's said to be the same as is recorded as widdershins[6].
  • anticlockwise direction's opposite of is recorded as clockwise direction[7].
  • anticlockwise direction's Unicode character is recorded as ↶[8].
  • anticlockwise direction's Unicode character is recorded as ↺[9].
  • anticlockwise direction's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120q2dxl[10].
  • anticlockwise direction's schematic is recorded as Counterclockwise arrow (closer).svg[11].
  • anticlockwise direction's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as mathematics/counterclockwise-direction[12].
  • anticlockwise direction's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as engineering/anticlockwise[13].
  • anticlockwise direction's Collins Online English Dictionary entry is recorded as counterclockwise[14].
  • anticlockwise direction's Collins Online English Dictionary entry is recorded as counter-clockwise[15].

Why It Matters

anticlockwise direction has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). anticlockwise direction. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/anticlockwise-direction
MLA “anticlockwise direction.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/anticlockwise-direction.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_anticlockwise-direction_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{anticlockwise direction}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/anticlockwise-direction}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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