Short for 'counterclockwise,' describing rotational motion in the opposite direction of a clock's hands.
Abbreviated form of 'counter' (opposite) plus 'clockwise,' a modern English term created only after mechanical clocks became commonplace.
The abbreviation CCKW proves that even modern technical jargon gets shortened—before clocks, people didn't have this directional vocabulary, showing how technology creates language.
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