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clockwise
[ klok-wahyz ]
adverb
- in the direction of the rotation of the hands of a clock as viewed from the front or above; circularly to the right from a point taken as the top.
adjective
- directed clockwise:
a clockwise movement.
clockwise
/ ˈklɒkˌwaɪz /
adverb
- in the direction that the hands of a clock rotate; from top to bottom towards the right when seen from the front
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Example Sentences
At the upper levels, a zone of high pressure and clockwise-spinning air will help with Ida’s “outflow,” or the evacuation of exhaust-air exiting the storm.
Anticyclones move in the opposite direction of their regular cyclone counterparts, which rotate counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
Follow the route clockwise starting off south from Denver, and the roads will only get prettier as you go along.
Then, you’ll need to reel the tape back into the left spool by inserting the pen into it and spinning the cassette clockwise.
Tense your entire body, dig your forearms into the ball, and use them to roll the ball clockwise for 20 to 40 seconds while holding the rest of your body as still as possible.
Loop the bare part of the wire around the screw in the direction the screw is turned to tighten (clockwise direction).
In fastening wire around a terminal post it should go around in a (clockwise) (counter-clockwise) direction.
On withdrawing the magnet, the current reverses, becoming clockwise with its field passing to the left within the coil.
This will cause a rotation up on the left side and down on the right, or in a clockwise direction.
Clockwise rotation of the knob increases the volume, counterclockwise rotation diminishes the volume.
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