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clockwise en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/ˈklɒkwaɪz/
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klŏk'wīz

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *klokkosder. Early Medieval Latin cloccader. Old Northern French cloquebor. Old Dutch *klokka Middle Dutch clockebor. Middle English clokke English clock Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos 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.

Meanings

(not-comparable) Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.
- The clockwise beating of cilia results in a net flow of extraembryonic fluid leftwards […] 2006, Manfred Schliwa, Molecular Motors, page 359:
- In the southern hemisphere the flow of air around a low-pressure system is clockwise.

Deriveds

contraclockwise · clockwiseness · clockwisely

Translations (16)

he כיוון השעון (moving clockwise) · tl pataknaan (moving clockwise) · pl zgodny z ruchem wskazówek zegara (moving clockwise) · pl prawoskrętny (moving clockwise) · de Uhrzeigersinn (moving clockwise) · el δεξιόστροφος (moving clockwise) · eo dekstruma (moving clockwise) · ms ikut arah jam (moving clockwise) · es horario (moving clockwise) · cy clocwedd (moving clockwise) · es dextrorso (moving clockwise) · es dextrógiro (moving clockwise) · id arah jam (moving clockwise) · cmn 順時針 /顺时针 (moving clockwise) · mi whakatekaraka (moving clockwise) · ka საათის ისრის მიმართულებით მოძრავი (moving clockwise)

clockwise en · ADV

Pronunciation

/ˈklɒkwaɪz/
(US) audio
klŏk'wīz

Etymology

Meanings

(not-comparable) 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:

Antonyms

counterclockwise · withershins · counter-clockwise · anticlockwise · widdershins · ACW · CCW

Synonyms

deasil · sunwise · dextrorotatory · CW

Translations (70)

pl prawoskrętnie (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · ur بائیں سے دائیں (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · tr saat yönünde (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · cs po směru hodinových ručiček (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · gd deiseil (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · it in senso orario (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · nl rechtsom (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · fr dans le sens des aiguilles d’une montre (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · ru по́солонь (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · th ตามเข็มนาฬิกา (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · es conforme a las manecillas del reloj (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · es en el sentido de las agujas del reloj (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · ro în sens orar (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · mi whakatekaraka (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · ta வலஞ்சுழி (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · eo horloĝdirekte (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · de im Uhrzeigersinn (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · es en sentido horario (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · ja 右回り (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · el δεξιόστροφα (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · es dextrógiramente (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · ru по часово́й стре́лке (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · id searah jarum jam (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · gl en sentido horario (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · nn med klokka (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · cy yn null cloc (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · fr dans le sens horaire (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · es dextrorsamente (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · nn rettsøles (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · pt no sentido dos ponteiros do relógio (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · et päripäeva (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · ro în sensul acelor de ceasornic (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · el κατά τη φορά των δεικτών του ρολογιού (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · pt no sentido horário (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · aht cʼaʼaałdzeʼ (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · eo dekstrume (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · ka საათის ისრის მიმართულებით (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · vi theo chiều kim đồng hồ (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · uk за годиннико́вою стрі́лкою (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · gl en sentido das agullas do reloxo (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · da med uret (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · cy yn glocwedd (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · id arah jam (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · sv medurs (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · sk v smere ručičiek (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · nb med klokken (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · fi myötäpäivään (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · ms ikut arah jam (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · hu az óra járásával megegyező irányba (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · ca en el sentit horari (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · nl in wijzerzin (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · uk за годиннико́вою вказі́вкою (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · ga deiseal (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · ar بِإِتِّجَاه عَقَارِب السَّاعَة (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · sv medsols (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · he כיוון השעון (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · es en el sentido del reloj (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · no medurs (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · pl zgodnie z ruchem wskazówek zegara (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · bg по посока на часовнковата стрелка (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · tl pataknaan (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · nrf auve lé solé (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · hi दक्षिणावर्त्त (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · nn medsols (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · ja 時計回り (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · cy i'r dde (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · nl met de klok mee (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · ko 시계 방향 (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · nrf comme lé solé (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock) · cmn 順時針 /顺时针 (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)