clockwise

UK: /ˈklɒkwaɪz/ US: /ˈklɑkˌwaɪz/ ,(klok′wīz′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

clock•wise /ˈklɑkˌwaɪz/   adv. 

1. in the same direction as the movement of the hands of a clock when viewed from the front or from above:
   The handle turns clockwise.

adj. 

2. directed clockwise:
   a clockwise movement.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

clock•wise  (klok′wīz′), adv. 

1. in the direction of the rotation of the hands of a clock as viewed from the front or above;
   circularly to the right from a point taken as the top.

adj. 

2. directed clockwise:
   a clockwise movement.

• clock¹ + -wise 1885–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

clockwise / ˈklɒkˌwaɪz/ adverb , adjective

1. in the direction that the hands of a clock rotate; from top to bottom towards the right when seen from the front