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clock·wise
/
ˈklɒkˌwaɪz
/
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[
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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clockwise
(ˈklɒkˌwaɪz)
—
adv
, —
adj
in the direction that the hands of a clock rotate; from top to bottom towards the right when seen from the front
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
clockwise
1879, from
clock
+
wise
(n.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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