clockwiseadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈklɒkwʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈklɑkˌwaɪz/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: clock n.¹, -wise comb. form.

Etymology: < clock n.¹ + -wise comb. form.

A. adv.

In the same direction as that in which the hands of a clock turn round, i.e. (from the viewer's perspective) in a circle or arc from the top down towards the right, and from the bottom up towards the left.The direction corresponds to that in which the shadow of a sundial moves (in the northern hemisphere) as the sun moves across the sky; cf. deasil adv. and n., sunwise adv. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > [adverb] > clockwise

with the sun1584

sungates1596

sunways1662

deasil1771

sunway1775

sunwise1775

clockwise1874

posigrade1975

1874 Spectator 26 Dec. 1642/1 To count by sixes or fours, begin with any number, and read off every alternate figure clockwise or in the opposite direction respectively.

1957 A. MacNab Bulls of Iberia xv. 226 Antonio makes No. 2 picador return to his station now, not crossing the other one and going clockwise in muddled fashion, but riding all the way round, anti-clockwise.

2013 R. Du & L. Xie Mechanics Mech. Watches & Clocks ii. 28 (caption) The escape wheel is locked by the inner wall of the cylinder and is about to unlock and swing clockwise.

B. adj.

That turns or moves in the same direction as that in which the hands of a clock turn round (see sense A.). Also: designating such a direction.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > [adjective] > clockwise

clockwise1879

sunwise1881

1879 Proc. Royal Soc. 29 176 This indicates an anti-clockwise revolution of the satellite, and a clockwise rotation of the planet.

1898 G. Wherry in Lancet 1 Jan. 24/1 Mathematicians often use the expression ‘clockwise’ or ‘anti-clock-wise’ to indicate the way of a spiral coil.

1952 P. Mann Systematics Flowering Plants (1963) ii. 122 Wistaria climbs by a clockwise twining of the stem.

2008 U. McGovern Lost Crafts (2009) 199 Twist the spindle in a clockwise direction with your free hand.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	clockwise
释义	clockwiseadv.adj. Brit. /ˈklɒkwʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈklɑkˌwaɪz/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: clock n.¹, -wise comb. form. Etymology: < clock n.¹ + -wise comb. form. A. adv. In the same direction as that in which the hands of a clock turn round, i.e. (from the viewer's perspective) in a circle or arc from the top down towards the right, and from the bottom up towards the left.The direction corresponds to that in which the shadow of a sundial moves (in the northern hemisphere) as the sun moves across the sky; cf. deasil adv. and n., sunwise adv. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > [adverb] > clockwise with the sun1584 sungates1596 sunways1662 deasil1771 sunway1775 sunwise1775 clockwise1874 posigrade1975 1874 Spectator 26 Dec. 1642/1 To count by sixes or fours, begin with any number, and read off every alternate figure clockwise or in the opposite direction respectively. 1957 A. MacNab Bulls of Iberia xv. 226 Antonio makes No. 2 picador return to his station now, not crossing the other one and going clockwise in muddled fashion, but riding all the way round, anti-clockwise. 2013 R. Du & L. Xie Mechanics Mech. Watches & Clocks ii. 28 (caption) The escape wheel is locked by the inner wall of the cylinder and is about to unlock and swing clockwise. B. adj. That turns or moves in the same direction as that in which the hands of a clock turn round (see sense A.). Also: designating such a direction. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > [adjective] > clockwise clockwise1879 sunwise1881 1879 Proc. Royal Soc. 29 176 This indicates an anti-clockwise revolution of the satellite, and a clockwise rotation of the planet. 1898 G. Wherry in Lancet 1 Jan. 24/1 Mathematicians often use the expression ‘clockwise’ or ‘anti-clock-wise’ to indicate the way of a spiral coil. 1952 P. Mann Systematics Flowering Plants (1963) ii. 122 Wistaria climbs by a clockwise twining of the stem. 2008 U. McGovern Lost Crafts (2009) 199 Twist the spindle in a clockwise direction with your free hand. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1874
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