- in the direction that the hands of a clock rotate; from top to bottom towards the right when seen from the front
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
clock•wise /ˈklɑkˌwaɪz/USA pronunciation
adv.
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- in the same direction as the movement of the hands of a clock when viewed from the front or from above:The handle turns clockwise.
adj.
- directed clockwise: a clockwise movement.
clock•wise
(klok′wīz′),USA pronunciation adv.
adj.
- in the direction of the rotation of the hands of a clock as viewed from the front or above;
circularly to the right from a point taken as the top.
adj.
- directed clockwise:a clockwise movement.
- clock1 + -wise 1885–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
clockwise /ˈklɒkˌwaɪz/ adv , adj
(Advertisement)
'clockwise' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anticyclone
- azimuth
- back
- dextrorotation
- east by north
- east by south
- east-northeast
- east-southeast
- north by east
- north by west
- northeast
- northeast by east
- northeast by north
- north-northeast
- north-northwest
- northwest
- northwest by north
- northwest by west
- opposite
- retrograde
- right-handed
- sinistral
- sinistrorse
- south
- south by east
- south by west
- southeast
- southeast by east
- southeast by south
- south-southeast
- south-southwest
- southwest
- southwest by south
- southwest by west
- swastika
- veer
- west
- west by north
- west by south
- west-northwest
- west-southwest
- -wise
- anticlockwise
- antineutrino
- box
- ckw.
- compass card
- compass rose
- contraclockwise
- counterclockwise
