clockwise
adverb
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Pronunciation: /ˈklɒkwaɪz/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English clock Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English clockwise From clock + -wise.
- 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 […]”
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree English clock Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English clockwise From clock + -wise.
- 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.”