clockwise

clockwise
adverb Date: 1888 in the direction in which the hands of a clock rotate as viewed from in front or as if standing on a clock face • clockwise adjective

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  • clockwise — adj. 1. of rotatory motion. {dextral} [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • clockwise — clock wise , a. & 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Clockwise — est un film britannique de Christopher Morahan sorti en 1985. Synopsis Bryan Stimpson est un directeur d école perfectionniste. Alors qu il doit donner un discours à la conférence des proviseurs où il reçoit un prix, une série de contretemps… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • clockwise — also clock wise, 1879, from CLOCK (Cf. clock) (n.) + WISE (Cf. wise) (n.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • clockwise — ► ADVERB & ADJECTIVE ▪ in a curve corresponding in direction to the movement of the hands of a clock …   English terms dictionary

  • clockwise — [kläk′wīz΄] adv., adj. [ CLOCK1 + WISE] in the direction in which the hands of a clock rotate …   English World dictionary

  • Clockwise — For other meanings of clockwise, see Clockwise (disambiguation). The clockwise direction Circular motion can occur in two possible directions. A clockwise (typically abbreviated as CW) motion is one that proceeds in the same direction as a clock… …   Wikipedia

  • Clockwise — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Clockwise – Recht so, Mr. Stimpson / Clockwise – In letzter Sekunde Originaltitel Clockwise …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • clockwise — [[t]klɒ̱kwaɪz[/t]] ADV: ADV after v When something is moving clockwise, it is moving in a circle in the same direction as the hands on a clock. He told the children to start moving clockwise around the room. Ant: anti clockwise ADJ: ADJ n… …   English dictionary

  • clockwise — 1. adverb /ˈklɒkwaɪz/ in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the right at the top of the circle and to the left at the bottom, in the way that the hands of an analogue/analog clock move. Syn: CW, dextrorotatory, sunwise, deasil Ant: C …   Wiktionary

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