counterclockwise

circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern

approve of v travel backward v give support or one's approval to v cause to travel backward v support financial backing for v be in back of v place a bet on v shift to a counterclockwise direction v establish as valid or genuine v strengthen by providing with a back or backing

circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern n

n the first or highest in an ordering or series n the first element in a countable series n the time at which something is supposed to begin n the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate) n an honours degree of the highest class n the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle

(geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) n