"clockwise" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈklɒkwaɪz/ Audio: En-us-clockwise.ogg [US]
enPR: klŏk'wīz Rhymes: -ɒkwaɪz Etymology: clock + -wise Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clock|wise}} clock + -wise Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} clockwise (not comparable)
  1. Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Navigation Translations (moving clockwise): dekstruma (Esperanto), საათის ისრის მიმართულებით მოძრავი (saatis isris mimartulebit moʒravi) (Georgian), δεξιόστροφος (dexióstrofos) [masculine] (Greek), כיוון השעון (kivún hasha'ón) (Hebrew), arah jam (Indonesian), whakatekaraka (Maori), zgodny z ruchem wskazówek zegara [masculine] (Polish), prawoskrętny (Polish), dextrógiro (Spanish), dextrorso (Spanish), pataknaan (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-clockwise-en-adj-4yvnDNzk Disambiguation of Navigation: 82 18

Adverb

IPA: /ˈklɒkwaɪz/ Audio: En-us-clockwise.ogg [US]
enPR: klŏk'wīz Rhymes: -ɒkwaɪz Etymology: clock + -wise Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clock|wise}} clock + -wise Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} clockwise (not comparable)
  1. In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: CW, dextrorotatory, sunwise, deasil Translations (in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock): بِإِتِّجَاه عَقَارِب السَّاعَة (biʔittijāh ʕaqārib as-sāʕa) (Arabic), по посока на часовнковата стрелка (po posoka na časovnkovata strelka) (Bulgarian), en el sentit horari (Catalan), 順時針 (Chinese Mandarin), 顺时针 (shùn shízhēn) (Chinese Mandarin), po směru hodinových ručiček (Czech), med uret (Danish), rechtsom (Dutch), met de klok mee (Dutch), in wijzerzin (Dutch), dekstrume (Esperanto), horloĝdirekte (Esperanto), päripäeva (Estonian), myötäpäivään (Finnish), dans le sens des aiguilles d’une montre (French), dans le sens horaire (French), en sentido das agullas do reloxo (Galician), en sentido horario (Galician), საათის ისრის მიმართულებით (saatis isris mimartulebit) (Georgian), im Uhrzeigersinn (German), δεξιόστροφα (dexióstrofa) (Greek), κατά τη φορά των δεικτών του ρολογιού (katá ti forá ton deiktón tou rologioú) (Greek), כיוון השעון (kivún hasha'ón) (Hebrew), दक्षिणावर्त्त (dakṣiṇāvartt) (Hindi), az óra járásával megegyező irányba (Hungarian), searah jarum jam (Indonesian), arah jam (Indonesian), deiseal (Irish), in senso orario (Italian), 右回り (migimawari) (alt: みぎまわり) (Japanese), 時計回り (tokei-mawari) (alt: とけいまわり) (Japanese), 시계 방향 (sigye banghyang) (Korean), whakatekaraka (Maori), auve lé solé (Norman), comme lé solé (Norman), medurs (Norwegian), med klokken (Norwegian Bokmål), med klokka (Norwegian Nynorsk), zgodnie z ruchem wskazówek zegara (Polish), prawoskrętnie (Polish), no sentido horário (Portuguese), no sentido dos ponteiros do relógio (Portuguese), în sens orar (Romanian), în sensul acelor de ceasornic (Romanian), по часово́й стре́лке (po časovój strélke) (Russian), deiseil (Scottish Gaelic), v smere ručičiek (Slovak), en el sentido de las agujas del reloj (Spanish), en sentido horario (Spanish), dextrorso (Spanish), medurs (Swedish), medsols (Swedish), pataknaan (Tagalog), saat yönünde (Turkish), за годиннико́вою стрі́лкою (za hodynnykóvoju strílkoju) (Ukrainian), за годиннико́вою вказі́вкою (za hodynnykóvoju vkazívkoju) (Ukrainian), بائیں سے دائیں (bāẽ se dāẽ) (Urdu), theo chiều kim đồng hồ (Vietnamese), clocwedd (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-clockwise-en-adv-uKj7pkOm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -wise Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -wise: 30 70

Alternative forms

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      "word": "anticlockwise"
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      "word": "CCW"
    },
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      "word": "counterclockwise"
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      "word": "counter-clockwise"
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      "word": "withershins"
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          "text": "Turn the handle clockwise to open it.",
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          "code": "ar",
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          "roman": "biʔittijāh ʕaqārib as-sāʕa",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "بِإِتِّجَاه عَقَارِب السَّاعَة"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "po posoka na časovnkovata strelka",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "по посока на часовнковата стрелка"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "en el sentit horari"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "順時針"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shùn shízhēn",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "顺时针"
        },
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "po směru hodinových ručiček"
        },
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "med uret"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "rechtsom"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "met de klok mee"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "in wijzerzin"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "dekstrume"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "horloĝdirekte"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "päripäeva"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "myötäpäivään"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "dans le sens des aiguilles d’une montre"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "dans le sens horaire"
        },
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "en sentido das agullas do reloxo"
        },
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "en sentido horario"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "saatis isris mimartulebit",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "საათის ისრის მიმართულებით"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "im Uhrzeigersinn"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "dexióstrofa",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "δεξιόστροφα"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "katá ti forá ton deiktón tou rologioú",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "κατά τη φορά των δεικτών του ρολογιού"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "kivún hasha'ón",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "כיוון השעון"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "dakṣiṇāvartt",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "दक्षिणावर्त्त"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "az óra járásával megegyező irányba"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "searah jarum jam"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "arah jam"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "deiseal"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "in senso orario"
        },
        {
          "alt": "みぎまわり",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "migimawari",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "右回り"
        },
        {
          "alt": "とけいまわり",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tokei-mawari",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "時計回り"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "sigye banghyang",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "시계 방향"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "whakatekaraka"
        },
        {
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "auve lé solé"
        },
        {
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "comme lé solé"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "medurs"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "med klokken"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "med klokka"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "zgodnie z ruchem wskazówek zegara"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "prawoskrętnie"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "no sentido horário"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "no sentido dos ponteiros do relógio"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "în sens orar"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "în sensul acelor de ceasornic"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "po časovój strélke",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "по часово́й стре́лке"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "deiseil"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "v smere ručičiek"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "en el sentido de las agujas del reloj"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "en sentido horario"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "dextrorso"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "medurs"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "medsols"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "pataknaan"
        },
        {
          "code": "bo",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "note": "ནང་སྐོར (nang skor, literally “the Buddhist way around”)",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock"
        },
        {
          "code": "bo",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "note": "གཡས་འཁོར (g.yas 'khor, literally “right-turning”)",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock"
        },
        {
          "code": "bo",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "note": "གཡས་འཁྱིལ (g.yas 'khyil, literally “right-winding”)",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "saat yönünde"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "za hodynnykóvoju strílkoju",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "за годиннико́вою стрі́лкою"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "za hodynnykóvoju vkazívkoju",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "за годиннико́вою вказі́вкою"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "bāẽ se dāẽ",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "بائیں سے دائیں"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "theo chiều kim đồng hồ"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
          "word": "clocwedd"
        }
      ]
    }
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɒkwaɪz"
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "enpr": "klŏk'wīz"
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "82 18",
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          "name": "Navigation",
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          "text": "In the southern hemisphere the flow of air around a low-pressure system is clockwise."
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        "Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock."
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        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "moving clockwise",
          "word": "dekstruma"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "saatis isris mimartulebit moʒravi",
          "sense": "moving clockwise",
          "word": "საათის ისრის მიმართულებით მოძრავი"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "dexióstrofos",
          "sense": "moving clockwise",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "δεξιόστροφος"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "kivún hasha'ón",
          "sense": "moving clockwise",
          "word": "כיוון השעון"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "moving clockwise",
          "word": "arah jam"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "moving clockwise",
          "word": "whakatekaraka"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "moving clockwise",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "zgodny z ruchem wskazówek zegara"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "moving clockwise",
          "word": "prawoskrętny"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "moving clockwise",
          "word": "dextrógiro"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "moving clockwise",
          "word": "dextrorso"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "moving clockwise",
          "word": "pataknaan"
        },
        {
          "code": "bo",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "note": "ནང་སྐོར (nang skor, literally “the Buddhist way around”)",
          "sense": "moving clockwise"
        },
        {
          "code": "bo",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "note": "གཡས་འཁོར (g.yas 'khor, literally “right-turning”)",
          "sense": "moving clockwise"
        },
        {
          "code": "bo",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "note": "གཡས་འཁྱིལ (g.yas 'khyil, literally “right-winding”)",
          "sense": "moving clockwise"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈklɒkwaɪz/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒkwaɪz"
    },
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      "audio": "En-us-clockwise.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d7/En-us-clockwise.ogg/En-us-clockwise.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/En-us-clockwise.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
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    {
      "enpr": "klŏk'wīz"
    }
  ],
  "word": "clockwise"
}
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ACW"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "New-Zealand",
        "UK"
      ],
      "word": "anticlockwise"
    },
    {
      "word": "CCW"
    },
    {
      "word": "counterclockwise"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US"
      ],
      "word": "counter-clockwise"
    },
    {
      "word": "withershins"
    },
    {
      "word": "widdershins"
    }
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    "English adverbs",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
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    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "English uncomparable adverbs",
    "Rhymes:English/ɒkwaɪz",
    "Rhymes:English/ɒkwaɪz/2 syllables",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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    {
      "categories": [
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Turn the handle clockwise to open it.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock."
      ],
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        [
          "curve",
          "curve"
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          "twist",
          "twist"
        ],
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          "movement",
          "movement"
        ],
        [
          "hand",
          "hand"
        ],
        [
          "clock",
          "clock"
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      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈklɒkwaɪz/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒkwaɪz"
    },
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      "audio": "En-us-clockwise.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/En-us-clockwise.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
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    {
      "enpr": "klŏk'wīz"
    }
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    {
      "word": "CW"
    },
    {
      "word": "dextrorotatory"
    },
    {
      "word": "sunwise"
    },
    {
      "word": "deasil"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "biʔittijāh ʕaqārib as-sāʕa",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "بِإِتِّجَاه عَقَارِب السَّاعَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "po posoka na časovnkovata strelka",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "по посока на часовнковата стрелка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "en el sentit horari"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "順時針"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shùn shízhēn",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "顺时针"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "po směru hodinových ručiček"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "med uret"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "rechtsom"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "met de klok mee"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "in wijzerzin"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "dekstrume"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "horloĝdirekte"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "päripäeva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "myötäpäivään"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "dans le sens des aiguilles d’une montre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "dans le sens horaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "en sentido das agullas do reloxo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "en sentido horario"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "saatis isris mimartulebit",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "საათის ისრის მიმართულებით"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "im Uhrzeigersinn"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "dexióstrofa",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "δεξιόστροφα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "katá ti forá ton deiktón tou rologioú",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "κατά τη φορά των δεικτών του ρολογιού"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "kivún hasha'ón",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "כיוון השעון"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "dakṣiṇāvartt",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "दक्षिणावर्त्त"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "az óra járásával megegyező irányba"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "searah jarum jam"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "arah jam"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "deiseal"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "in senso orario"
    },
    {
      "alt": "みぎまわり",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "migimawari",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "右回り"
    },
    {
      "alt": "とけいまわり",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tokei-mawari",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "時計回り"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sigye banghyang",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "시계 방향"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "whakatekaraka"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "auve lé solé"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "comme lé solé"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "medurs"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "med klokken"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "med klokka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "zgodnie z ruchem wskazówek zegara"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "prawoskrętnie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "no sentido horário"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "no sentido dos ponteiros do relógio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "în sens orar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "în sensul acelor de ceasornic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "po časovój strélke",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "по часово́й стре́лке"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "deiseil"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "v smere ručičiek"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "en el sentido de las agujas del reloj"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "en sentido horario"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "dextrorso"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "medurs"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "medsols"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "pataknaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "note": "ནང་སྐོར (nang skor, literally “the Buddhist way around”)",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "note": "གཡས་འཁོར (g.yas 'khor, literally “right-turning”)",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "note": "གཡས་འཁྱིལ (g.yas 'khyil, literally “right-winding”)",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "saat yönünde"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "za hodynnykóvoju strílkoju",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "за годиннико́вою стрі́лкою"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "za hodynnykóvoju vkazívkoju",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "за годиннико́вою вказі́вкою"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "bāẽ se dāẽ",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "بائیں سے دائیں"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "theo chiều kim đồng hồ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "in a circular fashion in the same direction as the hands of an analogue clock",
      "word": "clocwedd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "clockwise"
}

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    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
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    "en:Navigation"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "In the southern hemisphere the flow of air around a low-pressure system is clockwise."
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈklɒkwaɪz/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɒkwaɪz"
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d7/En-us-clockwise.ogg/En-us-clockwise.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/En-us-clockwise.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "enpr": "klŏk'wīz"
    }
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "moving clockwise",
      "word": "dekstruma"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "saatis isris mimartulebit moʒravi",
      "sense": "moving clockwise",
      "word": "საათის ისრის მიმართულებით მოძრავი"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "dexióstrofos",
      "sense": "moving clockwise",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "δεξιόστροφος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "kivún hasha'ón",
      "sense": "moving clockwise",
      "word": "כיוון השעון"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "moving clockwise",
      "word": "arah jam"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "moving clockwise",
      "word": "whakatekaraka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "moving clockwise",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zgodny z ruchem wskazówek zegara"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "moving clockwise",
      "word": "prawoskrętny"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "moving clockwise",
      "word": "dextrógiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "moving clockwise",
      "word": "dextrorso"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "moving clockwise",
      "word": "pataknaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "note": "ནང་སྐོར (nang skor, literally “the Buddhist way around”)",
      "sense": "moving clockwise"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "note": "གཡས་འཁོར (g.yas 'khor, literally “right-turning”)",
      "sense": "moving clockwise"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "note": "གཡས་འཁྱིལ (g.yas 'khyil, literally “right-winding”)",
      "sense": "moving clockwise"
    }
  ],
  "word": "clockwise"
}

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