I Cycle Holland provided excellent service on my recent trip to Amsterdam. The equipment was just what I wanted, the routes were great, and the Garmin computer worked well. Clockwise: 1 adv in the direction that the hands of a clock move “please move clockwise in a circle” Antonyms: anticlockwise, counterclockwise in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move adj in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock Synonyms: dextrorotary, dextrorotatory, right-handed rotating to.

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clock·wise

(klŏk′wīz′)adv. & adj.

clockwise

(ˈklɒkˌwaɪz) adv, adj

clock•wise

(ˈklɒkˌwaɪz)
adv. adj.

Adj.	1.	clockwise - in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock dextral - of or on the right; 'a dextral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the right when facing the observer'; 'a dextral flatfish lies with the right eye uppermost' anticlockwise, contraclockwise, counterclockwise - in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
Adv.	1.	clockwise - in the direction that the hands of a clock move; 'please move clockwise in a circle' anticlockwise, counterclockwise - in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move; 'please move counterclockwise in a circle!'

clockwise

[ˈklɒkwaɪz]ADJ, ADV → en el sentido de las agujas del reloj

clockwise

[ˈklɒkwaɪz]adv →

clock

(klok) noun

Clockwise And Counterclockwise

verb

Clockwise

ˈclockwise adverbˈclockwork nounclock in/out/on/offclock uplike clockworkround the clock

clockwise

→ بِاتـِّجَاه عَقَارِب السَّاعَة ve směru hodinových ručiček med uretim Uhrzeigersinnδεξιόστροφαen el sentido de las agujas del reloj myötäpäiväändans le sens des aiguilles d’une montre u smjeru kazaljke na satuin senso orario 右回りに 시계 방향으로met de klok meemed solenzgodnie z ruchem wskazówek zegaraem sentido horário, no sentido dos ponteiros do relógioпо часовой стрелке medsols ตามเข็มนาฬิกาsaat yönünde theo chiều kim đồng hồ顺时针方向

Clockwise Direction

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Clockwise

Clockwise means moving in the direction of the hands on a clock.

Imagine you walk around something and always keep it on your right.

Try it yourself:

Most screws and bolts are tightened, and faucets/taps are closed, by turning clockwise.

Counterclockwise / Anticlockwise

The opposite direction is called counterclockwise in the US, anticlockwise in the UK, or the less common but pretty cool widdershins!

Angles

Angles from a line are measured counterclockwise (and a negative angle goes clockwise):

BUT compass bearings are measured clockwise:

Compass Bearings

So Which Way?

Clock hands go clockwise, taps are closed clockwise, screws are tightened clockwise, compass bearings go clockwise.

But angles are measured counterclockwise.

(And that is just how it is.)

Abbreviation

Such long words deserve to be shortened.

So clockwise can be shortened to CW.

And counterclockwise to CCW (or maybe ACW for anticlockwise).