clockwise
pronunciation
How to pronounce clockwise in British English:
UK [ˈklɒkwaɪz]
How to pronounce clockwise in American English:
US [ˈklɑːkwaɪz]
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- Adjective:
- in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock
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- Adverb:
- in the direction that the hands of a clock move
Word Origin
- clockwise (adv.)
- also clock-wise, "in the direction of the hands of a clock," 1879, from clock (n.1) + wise (n.).
Antonym
Example
- 1. Rotate the text 45 degrees clockwise .
- 2. As you move away from the image , they appear to rotate clockwise .
- 3. It is an old lock , and complicated : f1 , clockwise to b3 , back to a6 , forward again to j3 .
- 4. This minuscule rotor wiggled clockwise or anticlockwise as molecules bumped into it from one side or the other .
- 5. In the northern hemisphere , hurricanes always spin in a counterclockwise direction , whereas in the southern hemisphere , they spin clockwise .