clockwise
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
clockwise (not comparable)
- In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
- Turn the handle clockwise to open it.
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
- ACW, anticlockwise (UK, Australia, New Zealand)
- CCW, counterclockwise, counter-clockwise (US, Canada)
- withershins, widdershins
Translations[edit]
in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
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Adjective[edit]
clockwise (not comparable)
- 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.
Translations[edit]
moving clockwise
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See also[edit]
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