clockwise - use in sentences

Modifying Another Word

  • fully: Normal setting is fully clockwise ( full output ).
  • then: Mull and Iona Super photo book by Allan Wright of his travels from Oban to Craignure and then clockwise round Mull.

Modifies a noun

  • rotation: For a clockwise rotation of x degrees, the nomenclature is C n where n is 360 / x.
  • direction: Turn the dial in a clockwise direction to its full extent.
  • carriageway: The M25 clockwise carriageway was closed for 22 hours.
  • motion: Rub a little baby oil or cream in clockwise circular motions from the navel outwards.
  • circle: Finish last turn facing clockwise round circle in waist hold.
  • circuit: However, this way is probably better enjoyed in ascent, in a clockwise circuit of the mountain.

Used with adjective complement

  • counter: The screen rotates 270 degrees, from pointing at the ground all the way around ( counter clockwise ) to facing your subject.
  • turn: The same result is the shaft of the motor turns clockwise ( are we going down the same track here?
  • go: Play still goes clockwise, and Bridge is still a game for four players!
  • travel: From the North: Get to the center of Manchester and travel clockwise ( east ) on the city center ring road.

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