Sentence examples for in a counterclockwise direction from inspiring English sources

The Sun and most of the planets in the solar system rotate in a counterclockwise direction when viewed from above their north poles; this direction is called direct, or prograde.

The tidal system rotates in a counterclockwise direction.

This procedure shall then be repeated in a counterclockwise direction.

The second message traverses in a counterclockwise direction.

The surface waters of the Bering Sea circulate in a counterclockwise direction.

Near Iceland, atmospheric pressure tends to be low, and air flows in a counterclockwise direction.

Small deflection plates then force that air to flow in a counterclockwise direction, creating a miniature tornado.

Next, the regions surrounding the salient region are determined by the neighboring regions, moving in a counterclockwise direction.

If you looked down on the solar system from somewhere above the Sun's north pole, you would see the Sun rotating in a counterclockwise direction.

The object of the game is to hit both your balls through a course of six wickets, first in a clockwise direction and then in a counterclockwise direction.

We connected with the crater's easternmost point, then walked in a counterclockwise direction along its rim until we reached the graveyard.