clockwise

adv. & adj. (Abbr. cw.)
In the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock.

IN BRIEF: In the direction in which the hands of a timepiece move.

Walk around the circle in a clockwise direction.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock
  Antonym: counterclockwise (meaning #1)

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The adverb clockwise has one meaning:

Meaning #1: in the direction that the hands of a clock move
  Antonym: counterclockwise (meaning #1)
  Derived from adjective: clockwise (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - med uret
adj. - højresnoet

Nederlands (Dutch)
met de klok mee

Français (French)
adv. - dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre
adj. - dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre

Deutsch (German)
adj. - im Uhrzeigersinn
adv. - im Uhrzeigersinn

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δεξιόστροφος, κατά τη φορά των δεικτών του ρολογιού
adv. - δεξιόστροφα, κατά τη φορά των δεικτών του ρολογιού

Italiano (Italian)
in senso orario

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - no sentido dos ponteiros do relógio
adv. - dextrosamente

Русский (Russian)
по часовой стрелке

Español (Spanish)
adv. - en sentido horario
adj. - en sentido horario

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - medurs
adv. - medurs

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
顺时针方向地, 右旋地, 顺时针方向的, 右旋的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 順時針方向地, 右旋地
adj. - 順時針方向的, 右旋的

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 오른쪽으로 돌아
adj. - 오른쪽으로 도는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 時計回りの
adv. - 時計回りに

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) باتجاه عقارب الساعه (ظرف) باتجاه عقارب الساعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮בכיוון השעון‬
adj. - ‮בכיוון השעון‬

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