clockwise

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

clock +‎ -wise

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: klŏk'wīz, IPA: /ˈklɒkwaɪz/, SAMPA: /"klQkwaIz/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[edit] Adverb

clockwise (not comparable)

1. (of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the right at the top of the circle and to the left at the bottom, in the way that the hands of an analogue/analog clock move.

[edit] Synonyms

• (movement): CW, dextrorotatory, sunwise, deasil

[edit] Antonyms

• (movement): CCW, anticlockwise (UK, Australia), counter-clockwise (US), withershins, widdershins

[edit] Translations

[edit] Adjective

clockwise (not comparable)

1. Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.

   In the southern hemisphere the flow of air around a low-pressure system is clockwise.

[edit] See also

• Clockwise on Wikipedia.Wikipedia