2syllables
clockwise
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Definitions ofclockwise
1adjective
- Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.
Example: "In the southern hemisphere the flow of air around a low-pressure system is clockwise."
1adverb
- In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
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