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clock⋅wise

  [klok-wahyz]
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–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
2. directed clockwise: a clockwise movement.
Origin:
1885–90; clock 1 + -wise
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clock·wise   (klŏk'wīz')   
adv.   & adj. Abbr. cw.
In the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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