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CLOCKWISE

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

dextrorotary; dextrorotatory; right-handed (rotating to the right)

Also:

dextral (of or on the right)

Antonym:

counterclockwise (in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock)

 II. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In the direction that the hands of a clock move

Example:

please move clockwise in a circle

Classified under:

Adverbs

Antonym:

counterclockwise (in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move)

Pertainym:

clockwise (in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock)

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