Clockwise Meaning
/ˈklɒkwaɪz/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advIn a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
adjMoving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.
Sentence Examples
The top is turning clockwise.
Do you have to turn it clockwise or counter-clockwise?
How do you tighten a screw, clockwise or counterclockwise?
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Turn the knob ____ to increase the oven's temperature setting.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please turn the handle in a ____ direction to open the window.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English clock Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English clockwise From clock + -wise.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The main — or cooking — kitchen is an inhumanly immaculate expanse of burner rings and countertops where, according to tradition, the stations move clockwise from canapé to entremetier."
— 2009 May 28, Alan Feuer, “In the Gilded World of Per Se’s Kitchen”, in The New York Times:
"The clockwise beating of cilia results in a net flow of extraembryonic fluid leftwards […]"
— 2006, Manfred Schliwa, Molecular Motors, page 359:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Turn the knob ____ to increase the oven's temperature setting.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please turn the handle in a ____ direction to open the window.