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pronation | clockwise |

As a noun pronation

is (fencing) the position of the sword hand when the palm is facing down.

As an adverb clockwise is

(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.

As an adjective clockwise is

moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.

pronation

English

Noun

  • (fencing) The position of the sword hand when the palm is facing down
  • Walking on the inner edge of the foot.
  • (anatomy) The action of rotating the forearm so that the palm of the hand is turned down or back.

    • See also

    * pronate * supination

    clockwise

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (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.

    • Synonyms

    * (movement) CW, dextrorotatory, sunwise, deasil

    Antonyms

    * (movement) ** ACW, anticlockwise (qualifier) ** CCW, counterclockwise, counter-clockwise (qualifier) ** withershins, widdershins

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.
    • In the southern hemisphere the flow of air around a low-pressure system is clockwise .

    See also

    * (Clockwise)