Clockwise vs Counterclockwise - What's the difference?
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(of movement) In a circular fashion so as to be moving to the right at the top of the circle and to the left at the bottom, in the way that the hands of a clock move.
(of movement) Positioned as such when facing the side of a circular structure or configuration, objects moving within the structure approach from the right-hand side, and depart toward the left-hand side.
Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise
Counterclockwise is a antonym of clockwise.
As adverbs the difference between clockwise and counterclockwise
is that clockwise is in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the right at the top of the circle and to the left at the bottom, in the way that the hands of a clock move while counterclockwise is in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.As adjectives the difference between clockwise and counterclockwise
is that clockwise is moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock while counterclockwise is moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.clockwise
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(-)Synonyms
* (movement) CW, dextrorotatory, sunwise, deasilAntonyms
* (movement) ** ACW, anticlockwise (qualifier) ** CCW, counterclockwise, counter-clockwise (qualifier) ** withershins, widdershinsAdjective
(-)- In the southern hemisphere the flow of air around a low-pressure system is clockwise .