Sentence examples for all counterclockwise from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "all counterclockwise" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a direction or movement that is in the opposite direction of the clock's hands, often in contexts involving rotation or orientation.
Example: "To assemble the parts, make sure to turn them all counterclockwise until they are securely fastened."
Alternatives: "in a counterclockwise direction" or "all in reverse rotation".

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The three planets orbiting HR 8799 are roughly 10, 9 and 6 times the mass of Jupiter, and orbit their star in periods of 450, 180 and 100 years respectively, all counterclockwise.

Viewed from the celestial north pole, the motion of Earth, the Moon, and their axial rotations are all counterclockwise.

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Take the middle strand and twist it counterclockwise all the way to the end of your hair.

The cloverleaf, the double ellipse and the larger loop of the lemniscate were all traced counterclockwise; the small loop of the lemniscate was traced clockwise.

Staying next to the walls at all times, do a counterclockwise lap (walking, running, or on your bike) around the entire cave.

Rotating all their flagella in a counterclockwise direction allows the bacterium to swim and it has been proposed that the clockwise movement of at least one flagellum will cause the bacterium cell to stop swimming and start tumbling.

For example, two scientists, Alice and Bob, might begin by combining several quantum states: one in which all three electrons spin clockwise, one in which all three spin counterclockwise, one in which only Alice's spins clockwise, and so on, to construct a complicated "pure" state of the three electrons.

And overheated tires can explode as the riders circle counterclockwise (all traveling in one direction to avoid head-on collisions, Ariel said).

"Qubits are physical objects that have two typical states, so imagine a spin that can point north or south, or a circuit where current can flow clockwise and counterclockwise, all binary possibilities," Professor Andrea Morello, who led the research, said.

Fan the cards by moving your thumb clockwise, while you move all four fingers counterclockwise, in the opposite direction.

First row, in back of wave, is wound counterclockwise, all other curls are wound clockwise, and are placed in diagonal rows exceeding from nape to crown.

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