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10 Language-to-English DictionariesClockwise
/ˈklɒk.waɪz/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Moving in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock.
"Turn the screw clockwise to tighten it."
- 1
Moving or oriented in the direction corresponding to the clockwise motion of clock hands.
"The runners completed a clockwise circuit around the track."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Combining the noun 'clock' (derived from Medieval Latin 'clocca', meaning bell) with the suffix '-wise' (from Old English 'wis', meaning manner or direction), this term emerged in the late 16th century. It originated to describe the standard direction of movement exhibited by the hands of a mechanical clock, which mimics the apparent motion of the sun in the Northern Hemisphere.
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dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre
Transliteration: dɑ̃ lə sɑ̃ dez‿ɛɡɥij dyn mɔ̃tʁ
"Tournez le bouton dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre."
im Uhrzeigersinn
Transliteration: ɪm ˈuːɐ̯t͡saɪɡɐˌzɪn
"Drehen Sie die Schraube im Uhrzeigersinn."
in senso orario
Transliteration: in ˈsɛn.so oˈra.rjo
"Girare la manopola in senso orario."
en sentido horario
Transliteration: en senˈti.ðo oˈɾa.ɾjo
"Gira la tuerca en sentido horario."
no sentido horário
Transliteration: nu sẽˈtʃi.du oˈɾa.ɾju
"Gire o parafuso no sentido horário."
घड़ी की सुई की दिशा में
Transliteration: ghadi ki sui ki disha mein
"पेंच को घड़ी की सुई की दिशा में घुमाएँ।"
顺时针
Transliteration: shùn shí zhēn
"请按顺时针方向旋转螺丝。"
시계 방향으로
Transliteration: sigye banghyang-euro
"나사를 시계 방향으로 돌리세요."
時計回り
Transliteration: tokei mawari
"ネジを時計回りに回してください。"
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