Definition of clockwise
: in the direction in which the hands of a clock rotate as viewed from in front or as if standing on a clock face
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Examples of clockwise in a Sentence
Turn the screw clockwise to tighten it.
Recent Examples of clockwise from the Web
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Twice a year, the infamous city grid—which is actually off-kilter, about 29 degrees clockwise from the actual cardinal points of north, south, east, and west—lines up with the setting sun.
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Pick a direction — clockwise or counterclockwise — and stick with it.
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After all, comets can definitely go backward; Halley's comet orbits the sun clockwise, just like Bee-Zed.
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As a few Twitter comments accurately pointed out, the image's perspective has the trio racing clockwise.
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Next, quickly pass the weight around your body five times clockwise and then five times counterclockwise.
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That’s because the system circulates air clockwise, sending hot, humid air up the Atlantic coast.
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The Hart children, clockwise from center, Markis, Abigail, Sierra, Hannah, Jeremiah and Devonte smile in November 2009, months after the adoption of three of the children became final.
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The air circulates clockwise around this high pressure zone, and the Taebaek mountains intercept the flow blasting in from the northwest.
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First Known Use of clockwise
1882
CLOCKWISE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of clockwise for English Language Learners
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: in the direction that the hands of a clock move when you look at it from the front
CLOCKWISE Defined for Kids
Definition of clockwise for Students
: in the direction in which the hands of a clock turn
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