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CLOCKWISE
clockwise
(adjective) in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock
clockwise
(adverb) in the direction that the hands of a clock move; “please move clockwise in a circle”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
clockwise (not comparable)
In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
Synonyms
• CW, dextrorotatory, sunwise, deasil
Antonyms
• ACW, anticlockwise (UK)
• CCW, counterclockwise, counter-clockwise (US)
• withershins, widdershins
Adjective
clockwise (not comparable)
Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.
Source: Wiktionary
Clock"wise`, a. & adv.
Definition: Like the motion of the hands of a clock; -- said of that direction of a rotation about an axis, or about a point in a plane, which is ordinarily reckoned negative.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
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