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clockwise

/ˈklɒkwaɪz/

clockwise adverb: in a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.

clockwise: in a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock
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Adverb

clockwise (not comparable)

  1. In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
    • Turn the handle clockwise to open it.
    • The main —— or cooking —— kitchen is an inhumanly immaculate expanse of burner rings and countertops where, according to tradition, the stations move clockwise from canapé to entremetier.2009 May 28, Alan Feuer, “In the Gilded World of Per Se’s Kitchen”, in The New York Times

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.
    • The clockwise beating of cilia results in a net flow of extraembryonic fluid leftwards […]2006, Manfred Schliwa, Molecular Motors, page 359

clockwise meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

clockwise in Hindi

in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
दक्षिणावर्त्त dakṣiṇāvartt

clockwise in Tamil

in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
வலஞ்சுழி valañcuḻi

clockwise in Urdu

in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
بائیں سے دائیں bāẽ se dāẽ

clockwise in Bengali

ঘড়ির কাঁটার দিকে
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clockwise in Malayalam
ഘടികാരദിശ ghaṭikāradiśa, പ്രദക്ഷിണദിശ pradakṣiṇadiśa
clockwise in Kannada
ಎಡತಿರುವು
clockwise in Tagalog
pataknaan
clockwise in Arabic
بِإِتِّجَاه عَقَارِب السَّاعَة biʔittijāh ʕaqārib as-sāʕa
clockwise in Malay
ikut arah jam
clockwise in Indonesian
searah jarum jam, arah jam
clockwise in Thai
ตามเข็มนาฬิกา
clockwise in Vietnamese
theo chiều kim đồng hồ

Examples of clockwise in a sentence

  • For a right-handed thrower, an in-turn is clockwise, and the opposite for a lefty.
  • The gaoler slowly turned the key clockwise.
  • Virtually, almost all snail shells wind in the clockwise direction (mathematically negative) when viewed from above.

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Synonyms of clockwise

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of clockwise

Origin of clockwise

From clock + -wise.

Words formed from clockwise

Phrases with clockwise

Questions about clockwise

What does clockwise mean?
Clockwise means in a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
What is clockwise in Hindi?
Clockwise in Hindi is दक्षिणावर्त्त (dakṣiṇāvartt). See Clockwise meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is clockwise?
Clockwise can be an adverb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce clockwise?
Clockwise is pronounced /ˈklɒkwaɪz/.

Words near clockwise in the dictionary

  1. clockwatching
  2. clockweight
  3. clockweights
  4. clockwinder
  5. clockwinders
  6. clockwise
  7. clockwisely
  8. clockwiseness
  9. clockwork
  10. clockwork orange
  11. clockwork oranges

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: clockwise (page history and authors); clockwise (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ഘടികാരദിശ (Malayalam) (page history and authors); clockwise (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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