sunwise

[ suhn-wahyz ]

adverb

1. in the direction of the sun's apparent daily motion.
2. in a clockwise direction.

sunwise

/ ˈsʌnˌwaɪz /

adverb

1. moving in the same direction as the sun; clockwise

Word History and Origins

Origin of sunwise¹

First recorded in 1860–65; sun + -wise

Example Sentences

Handy, who owns his own multimedia company, Sunwise Media, wasn’t prepared for what happened next.

From Los Angeles Times

NPPD’s Sunwise Community Solar program currently includes two other units, a 98-kilowatt unit operating in Venango and a 5.7-megawatt facility in Kearney, which is currently the largest solar facility in Nebraska.

From Washington Times

Some provide simple location-based UV index information such as the Environmental Protection Agency’s free Sunwise UV Index.

From New York Times

If WeatherPro is too technical, but you would still like a UV index app, then the Environmental Protection Agency has SunWise UV Index, free on iOS and Android.

From New York Times

When he passed through the last hoop it wasn’t finished They spun him around sunwise and he recovered he stood up The rainbows returned him to his home, but it wasn’t over.

From Literature