Anticlockwise and Dextral

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Anticlockwise adjective - In the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock.

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Dextral is an antonym for anticlockwise.

Dextral adjective - Of or on the right.

Usage example: a dextral flatfish lies with the right eye uppermost

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Anticlockwise is an antonym for dextral.

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Dextral and Anticlockwise. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/anticlockwise/dextral

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