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adjective

clockwise adj., adv. In the same direction as the hands of a clock rotate, as viewed from in front of the clock face; said of that direction of a rotation about an axis, or about a point in a plane, which is ordinarily reckoned negative. Also said of the direction of a spiral, in which case the term right-handed is more common. Opposite of counterclockwise, and left-handed.

Synonyms: right-handed, dextrorotary, dextrorotatory.

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Etymology of 'Clockwise'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... represent the upper portion of a color-wheel, with center at O, and with equal sectors A and B, in front of which a rod P oscillates to right and left on the same axis as that of the wheel. Let the disc rotate clockwise, and let P be observed in its rightward oscillation. Since the disc moves faster than the rod, the front of the sector A will at some point come up to and pass behind the rod P, say at p^{A}. P now hides a part of A and both are moving in ...

— Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 • Various

... facing counter clockwise (line of direction); inside hands joined and raised shoulder height; outside ...

— Dramatized Rhythm Plays - Mother Goose and Traditional • John N. Richards

Words linked to "Clockwise" : right-handed, dextrorotatory, dextral, clockwise rotation