clockwise

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Pronunciation

• enPR: klŏk'wīz, IPA: /ˈklɒkwaɪz/

Adverb

clockwise (not comparable)

1. In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.

Synonyms

• CW, dextrorotatory, sunwise, deasil

Antonyms

• ACW, anticlockwise (UK)
• CCW, counterclockwise, counter-clockwise (US)
• withershins, widdershins

Translations

• French: dans le sens des aiguilles d’une montre, dans le sens horaire
• German: im Uhrzeigersinn
• Italian: senso orario
• Portuguese: no sentido horário, no sentido dos ponteiros do relógio
• Russian: по часово́й стре́лке
• Spanish: en el sentido de las agujas del reloj, en sentido horario

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.

Translations

• Spanish: dextrógiro, dextrorso

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