clockwise
adverb
clock·wise
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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.
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Highs spin clockwise, ushering in southwesterly flow on their departing side. — Matthew Cappucci, Anchorage Daily News, "An atmospheric river is drenching parts of Alaska after a stretch of scorching weather," 6 Aug. 2019 Push down gently on the dough and rotate your hand clockwise, tucking the dough under to form a tight ball. — Tara Duggan, SFChronicle.com, "Recipe: Reem’s Za’atar Man’oushe," 2 Aug. 2019 But this time there was a different secondary task: identifying if a visual pattern was rotating clockwise or counterclockwise, either immediately or after the next change of rotation. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "Your eyes are the key to distracted driving, not your brain," 1 July 2019 Officials also received calls reporting that Staff had been traveling clockwise around the Pemi Loop and had reached the summit of Mount Bond. — Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, "Hikers find 70-year-old Dorchester man who was missing for days in White Mountains," 29 June 2019 The circuit can be completed in either direction, with riders equally split as to whether clockwise or counterclockwise is best. — Heather Balogh Rochfort, The Know, "Mountain biking trails that’ll get you home in time for dinner," 13 June 2019 An electron, for example, can spin both clockwise and counterclockwise simultaneously. — Quanta Magazine, "Forging a Qubit to Rule Them All," 15 May 2014 Because of the way air flows around a high-pressure ridge (clockwise), the Phoenix area is more likely to experience monsoon conditions when that high-pressure ridge is over the Four Corners region. — Weldon B. Johnson, azcentral, "Arizona monsoon: When will Phoenix be hot enough for the rain to start?," 24 Aug. 2018 There is one tricky thing to figure out—should the cat move clockwise or counterclockwise? — Rhett Allain, WIRED, "The Best Way for a Mouse to Escape a Cat, According to Math," 3 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'clockwise.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for clockwise
clockwise
adverb
English Language Learners Definition of clockwise
: in the direction that the hands of a clock move when you look at it from the front
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clockwise
adverb or adjective
clock·wise
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Kids Definition of clockwise
: in the direction in which the hands of a clock turn