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Dog vs Clockwise - What's the difference?

dog | clockwise |

As a noun dog

is a mammal, canis lupus familiaris , that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding.

As a verb dog

is to pursue with the intent to catch.

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.

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    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)