counterclockwise
Syllables
coun-ter-clock-wise
Pronunciation
/ˌkaʊntəˈklɒkwaɪz/
Stress
0100
Morphemes
counter + clock + wise
The word 'counter-clockwise' is divided into four syllables: coun-ter-clock-wise. Stress falls on 'clock'. The syllabification follows standard English rules based on vowel-consonant boundaries and morphemic structure. It functions as an adverb or adjective.
Definitions
- 1
Moving or turning in the opposite direction to that which is usual or conventional.
“Drive counter-clockwise around the roundabout.”
- 1
Moving in the opposite direction to that which is usual.
“a counter-clockwise direction”
syn:anticlockwiseant:clockwise
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('clock'). The first and last syllables are unstressed, and the second syllable has secondary stress.
Syllables
coun — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. ter — Weak syllable, schwa vowel.. clock — Closed syllable, stressed.. wise — Open syllable, diphthong-initial.
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