About The Word Clockwise

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Clockwise

Clockwise Meaning & Definition
Clockwise Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Clockwise?

[adv] in the direction that the hands of a clock move; "please move clockwise in a circle"
[adj] in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock

Synonyms | Synonyms for Clockwise: dextrorotary | dextrorotatory | right-handed

Related Terms | Find terms related to Clockwise: anticlockwise | around | conservative | counterclockwise | dexter | dextral | dextrocardial | dextrocerebral | dextrocular | dextrogyrate | dextrogyratory | dextropedal | dextrorotary | dextrorse | earthward | head over heels | heavenward | heels over head | homeward | in a circle | in a spin | in a whirl | in circles | landward | leeward | leftward | off | positive | reactionary | right | right-hand | rightward | right-wing | right-wingish | round | round about | round and round | seaward | starboard | widdershins | windward

See Also | dextral

Clockwise In Webster's Dictionary

\Clock"wise`\, a. & adv. Like the motion of the hands of a clock; -- said of that direction of a rotation about an axis, or about a point in a plane, which is ordinarily reckoned negative.

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