Clockwise

//ˈklɒkwaɪz//

Synonyms for "clockwise" (51 found)

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Closest matches (11)

anticlockwise around conservative counterclockwise cw deiseal dexter dextral dextrocardial

Adverb(2 words)

Strong matches (15)

dextrocerebral dextrocular dextrogyrate dextrogyratory dextropedal dextrorotary dextrorotatory dextrorse earthward forward head over heels heavenward heels over head homeward

Adverb(1 words)

dextrorotatory

Related words (25)

in a circle in a spin in a whirl in circles landward leeward leftward off positive reactionary right right hand right wing right-hand right-wing right-wingish rightward round round about round and round

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seaward starboard widdershins windward

Adverb(1 words)

sunwise

Related word relations

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6 relation types

Antonyms

7 entries

acw anticlockwise ccw counterclockwise withershins

Synonyms

1 entries

derived

3 entries

clockwisely clockwiseness contraclockwise

derived from

1 entries

clock

related to

1 entries

dextral

similar

5 entries

dextral dextrorotary dextrorotatory right-handed

Translations

85 translations across 45 languages.

Arabic

1 entries

بِإِتِّجَاه عَقَارِب السَّاعَة adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Bulgarian

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по посока на часовнковата стрелка adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Catalan

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en el sentit horari adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

順時針 /顺时针 adj (moving clockwise)
順時針 /顺时针 adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Czech

1 entries

po směru hodinových ručiček adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Danish

1 entries

med uret adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Dutch

3 entries

in wijzerzin adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)
met de klok mee adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)
rechtsom adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Esperanto

3 entries

dekstruma adj (moving clockwise)
dekstrume adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)
horloĝdirekte adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Estonian

1 entries

päripäeva adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Finnish

1 entries

myötäpäivään adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

French

2 entries

dans le sens des aiguilles d’une montre adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)
dans le sens horaire adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Galician

2 entries

en sentido das agullas do reloxo adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)
en sentido horario adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Georgian

2 entries

საათის ისრის მიმართულებით მოძრავი adj (moving clockwise)
საათის ისრის მიმართულებით adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

German

2 entries

Uhrzeigersinn adj (moving clockwise)
im Uhrzeigersinn adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Greek

3 entries

δεξιόστροφος adj (moving clockwise)
δεξιόστροφα adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)
κατά τη φορά των δεικτών του ρολογιού adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Hebrew

2 entries

כיוון השעון adj (moving clockwise)
כיוון השעון adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Hindi

1 entries

दक्षिणावर्त्त adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Hungarian

1 entries

az óra járásával megegyező irányba adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Indonesian

3 entries

arah jam adj (moving clockwise)
arah jam adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)
searah jarum jam adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Irish

1 entries

deiseal adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Italian

1 entries

in senso orario adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Japanese

2 entries

右回り adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)
時計回り adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Korean

1 entries

시계 방향 adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Malay

2 entries

ikut arah jam adj (moving clockwise)
ikut arah jam adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Māori

2 entries

whakatekaraka adj (moving clockwise)
whakatekaraka adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Norman

2 entries

auve lé solé adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)
comme lé solé adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Norwegian

1 entries

medurs adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Norwegian Bokmål

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med klokken adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries

med klokka adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)
medsols adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)
rettsøles adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Polish

4 entries

prawoskrętny adj (moving clockwise)
zgodny z ruchem wskazówek zegara adj (moving clockwise)
prawoskrętnie adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)
zgodnie z ruchem wskazówek zegara adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Portuguese

2 entries

no sentido dos ponteiros do relógio adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)
no sentido horário adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Romanian

2 entries

în sens orar adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)
în sensul acelor de ceasornic adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Russian

2 entries

по часово́й стре́лке adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)
по́солонь adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Scottish Gaelic

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deiseil adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Slovak

1 entries

v smere ručičiek adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Spanish

4 entries

dextrorso adj (moving clockwise)
dextrógiro adj (moving clockwise)
horario adj (moving clockwise)
conforme a las manecillas del reloj adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Swedish

2 entries

medsols adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)
medurs adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Tagalog

2 entries

pataknaan adj (moving clockwise)
pataknaan adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Tamil

1 entries

வலஞ்சுழி adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Thai

1 entries

ตามเข็มนาฬิกา adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Turkish

1 entries

saat yönünde adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Ukrainian

2 entries

за годиннико́вою вказі́вкою adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)
за годиннико́вою стрі́лкою adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Urdu

1 entries

بائیں سے دائیں adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Vietnamese

1 entries

theo chiều kim đồng hồ adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Welsh

4 entries

clocwedd adj (moving clockwise)
i'r dde adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)
yn glocwedd adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)
yn null cloc adv (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock)

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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The top is turning clockwise.

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Do you have to turn it clockwise or counter-clockwise?

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The merry-go-round rotates clockwise.

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Venus rotates slowly on its axis in a clockwise direction, which is referred to as a "retrograde" rotation because it is the opposite of the seven other planets.

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