[
UK
/klˈɒkwaɪz/
]
[ US /ˈkɫɑˌkwaɪz/ ]
[ US /ˈkɫɑˌkwaɪz/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock
ADVERB
-
in the direction that the hands of a clock move
please move clockwise in a circle
How To Use clockwise In A Sentence
- The shadow cast by the sun on a horizontal surface, such as the ground, moves clockwise around the pointer, but this time it varies in length during the day.
- Formula One, by contrast, runs in a clockwise direction and only uses part of the oval.
- Turn off the heating and use a radiator bleed key - from hardware shops - to turn the shaft anticlockwise for a quarter- or half-turn (don't unscrew it by more than one complete turn).
- Continue along waymarked path to make clockwise circuit. Times, Sunday Times
- In baccarat the deal goes counterclockwise around the table from player to player.
- Men wearing masks dance among them in an attempt to frighten the child, who has to walk clockwise through this scene of carnage.
- Such a division is described as dexiotropic if the clockwise daughter cell (in animal pole view) is the closer to the animal pole; in a laeotropic division the counterclockwise cell is closer to the animal pole. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- However, further studies showed a significant number of hodographs for left-moving storms exhibiting clockwise curvature below 1 km.
- Turn the key anticlockwise.
- Immediately above it, a wheel with hub and seven spokes is set into clockwise motion by an arrow at its perimeter.
