adj · adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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klŏk'wīz
/ˈklɒkwaɪz/
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rhymes with -ɒkwaɪz
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
In the southern hemisphere the flow of air around a low-pressure system is clockwise.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Turn the handle clockwise to open it.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: counterclockwise
4
adverb
Meaning 4
in the direction that the hands of a clock move
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
please move clockwise in a circle
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: counterclockwise
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English clock Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English clockwise From clock + -wise.
Across languages
Translations
86 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
順時針 /顺时针
(shùnshízhēn)
— moving clockwise
Esperanto:
dekstruma
— moving clockwise
Georgian:
საათის ისრის მიმართულებით მოძრავი
(saatis isris mimartulebit moʒravi)
— moving clockwise
Hebrew:
כיוון השעון
(kivún hasha'ón)
— moving clockwise
Indonesian:
arah jam
— moving clockwise
Malay:
ikut arah jam
— moving clockwise
Māori:
whakatekaraka
— moving clockwise
Polish:
zgodny z ruchem wskazówek zegara
— moving clockwise
Polish:
prawoskrętny
— moving clockwise
Spanish:
dextrógiro
— moving clockwise
Spanish:
dextrorso
— moving clockwise
Spanish:
horario
— moving clockwise
Tagalog:
pataknaan
— moving clockwise
Welsh:
clocwedd
— moving clockwise
Ahtna:
cʼaʼaałdzeʼ
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Arabic:
بِإِتِّجَاه عَقَارِب السَّاعَة
(biʔittijāh ʕaqārib as-sāʕa)
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Bulgarian:
по посока на часовнковата стрелка
(po posoka na časovnkovata strelka)
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Catalan:
en el sentit horari
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Chinese Mandarin:
順時針 /顺时针
(shùn shízhēn)
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Czech:
po směru hodinových ručiček
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Danish:
med uret
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Dutch:
rechtsom
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Dutch:
met de klok mee
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Dutch:
in wijzerzin
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Esperanto:
dekstrume
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Esperanto:
horloĝdirekte
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Estonian:
päripäeva
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Finnish:
myötäpäivään
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
French:
dans le sens des aiguilles d’une montre
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
French:
dans le sens horaire
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Galician:
en sentido das agullas do reloxo
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Galician:
en sentido horario
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Georgian:
საათის ისრის მიმართულებით
(saatis isris mimartulebit)
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
German:
im Uhrzeigersinn
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Greek:
δεξιόστροφα
(dexióstrofa)
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Greek:
κατά τη φορά των δεικτών του ρολογιού
(katá ti forá ton deiktón tou rologioú)
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Hebrew:
כיוון השעון
(kivún hasha'ón)
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Hindi:
दक्षिणावर्त्त
(dakṣiṇāvartt)
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Hungarian:
az óra járásával megegyező irányba
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Indonesian:
searah jarum jam
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Indonesian:
arah jam
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Irish:
deiseal
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Italian:
in senso orario
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Japanese:
右回り
(migimawari)
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Japanese:
時計回り
(tokei-mawari)
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Korean:
시계 방향
(sigye banghyang)
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Malay:
ikut arah jam
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Māori:
whakatekaraka
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Norman:
auve lé solé
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Norman:
comme lé solé
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Norwegian:
medurs
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Norwegian Bokmål:
med klokken
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Norwegian Nynorsk:
med klokka
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Norwegian Nynorsk:
medsols
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Norwegian Nynorsk:
rettsøles
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Polish:
zgodnie z ruchem wskazówek zegara
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Polish:
prawoskrętnie
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Portuguese:
no sentido horário
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Portuguese:
no sentido dos ponteiros do relógio
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Romanian:
în sens orar
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Romanian:
în sensul acelor de ceasornic
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Russian:
по часово́й стре́лке
(po časovój strélke)
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Russian:
по́солонь
(pósolonʹ)
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Scottish Gaelic:
deiseil
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Slovak:
v smere ručičiek
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Spanish:
en el sentido de las agujas del reloj
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Spanish:
en sentido horario
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Spanish:
dextrorsamente
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Spanish:
dextrógiramente
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Spanish:
conforme a las manecillas del reloj
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Spanish:
en el sentido del reloj
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Swedish:
medurs
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Swedish:
medsols
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Tagalog:
pataknaan
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Tamil:
வலஞ்சுழி
(valañcuḻi)
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Thai:
ตามเข็มนาฬิกา
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Turkish:
saat yönünde
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Ukrainian:
за годиннико́вою стрі́лкою
(za hodynnykóvoju strílkoju)
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Ukrainian:
за годиннико́вою вказі́вкою
(za hodynnykóvoju vkazívkoju)
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Urdu:
بائیں سے دائیں
(bāẽ se dāẽ)
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Vietnamese:
theo chiều kim đồng hồ
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Welsh:
yn glocwedd
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Welsh:
yn null cloc
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock
Welsh:
i'r dde
— in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock