clockwise

[klok-wahyz]

adverb

1. 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

1. directed clockwise.

   a clockwise movement.

clockwise

/ ˈklɒkˌwaɪz /

adverb

1. in the direction that the hands of a clock rotate; from top to bottom towards the right when seen from the front

Word History and Origins

Origin of clockwise¹

First recorded in 1885–90; clock ¹ + -wise

Example Sentences

A grandfather clock is topped with a miniature version in the living room, clockwise from left.

From Los Angeles Times

As we leave the monastery, a line of women carrying heavy baskets filled with tools for construction or farming walk through the room of prayer wheels, spinning them clockwise.

From BBC

Marquees thanking first responders and expressing love for Los Angeles, clockwise from top left: El Capitan Theater, a movie theater on Fairfax Avenue, Quentin Tarantino’s Beverly Cinema and the Hollywood Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times

In the Northern Hemisphere, high-pressure systems create winds that rotate in a clockwise direction around their center.

From Los Angeles Times

With winds flowing clockwise around high pressure systems, they move south and west into southern California, where they descend over the inland Sierra mountains.

From BBC

Related Words

• revolving