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Definition of clockwise adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

clockwise

adverb, adjective
 
/ˈklɒkwaɪz/
 
/ˈklɑːkwaɪz/
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  1. moving around in the same direction as the hands of a clock
    • Turn the key clockwise.
    • a clockwise direction
    • In our picture, clockwise from top left, are James Brown, Helen Taylor and Holly Jones.
    opposite anticlockwise, counterclockwise
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryClockwise is used with these nouns:
    • direction
    • motion
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