counterclockwise

(US) Counterclockwise; anticlockwise.

Counter-clockwise is the standard American English term for anticlockwise — rotating or moving in the direction opposite to the hands of a clock when viewed from the front. The British equivalent is 'anticlockwise.' Both terms describe the same direction; the difference is purely regional preference in vocabulary. The hyphenated form 'counter-clockwise' is standard in American usage, though the unhyphenated 'counterclockwise' is also common. No slang dimension; standard directional vocabulary.

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, of movement) In a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the hands of an analog clock.