clockwise
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clockwise
- /ˈklɒkwaɪz/
Rhymes with -ɒkwaɪz
adverb
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In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
Turn the handle clockwise to open it.
Similar: CW, dextrorotatory, sunwise, deasil
Opposite: ACW, anticlockwise, CCW, counterclockwise, counter-clockwise, withershins, widdershins
adjective
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: right-handed, dextrorotatory, dextrorotary, rightwards, right-hand, descending, schedule, right, downstream, top-down, right-wing, desc, dexter, rightward, dextral, deasil
adverb
Opposite: ACW, anticlockwise, CCW, counterclockwise, counter-clockwise, withershins, widdershins
Translations
Every language
adv in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
| Español | en el sentido de las agujas del reloj, en sentido horario, dextrorsamente, dextrógiramente, conforme a las manecillas del reloj, en el sentido del reloj |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 시계 방향 sigye banghyang |
| 日本語 | 右回り migimawari, 時計回り tokei-mawari |
| 中文 | 順時針 /顺时针 shùn shízhēn |
| हिन्दी | दक्षिणावर्त्त dakṣiṇāvartt |
| Português | no sentido horário, no sentido dos ponteiros do relógio |
| Français | dans le sens des aiguilles d’une montre, dans le sens horaire |
| Deutsch | im Uhrzeigersinn |
| Italiano | in senso orario |
| Ελληνικά | δεξιόστροφα dexióstrofa, κατά τη φορά των δεικτών του ρολογιού katá ti forá ton deiktón tou rologioú |
| Română | în sens orar, în sensul acelor de ceasornic |
| Русский | по часово́й стре́лке po časovój strélke, по́солонь pósolonʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | theo chiều kim đồng hồ |
| العربية | بِإِتِّجَاه عَقَارِب السَّاعَة biʔittijāh ʕaqārib as-sāʕa |
| עברית | כיוון השעון kivún hasha'ón |
adj moving clockwise
| Español | dextrógiro, dextrorso, horario |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 順時針 /顺时针 shùnshízhēn |
| Deutsch | Uhrzeigersinn |
| Ελληνικά | δεξιόστροφος dexióstrofos |
| עברית | כיוון השעון kivún hasha'ón |
Talk about this word "clockwise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/clockwise. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. clockwise. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/clockwise "clockwise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/clockwise.Cite this
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title = {clockwise},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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