Clockwise
/ˈklɒkˌwaɪz/noun
Moving in the same direction as the hands of a clock.
Did you know?Clockwise only became a common directional term after mechanical clocks with moving hands spread widely in Europe, so the word’s “natural” motion is actually a human-made convention.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
clocca
“bell”
14th Century
Middle English
clokke
“a bell; later, a timekeeping device with bells”
14th–15th Century
Middle English
-wise
“in the manner or direction of”
16th–17th Century
English
clockwise
“in the direction in which a clock’s hands move”
Modern English
English
clockwise
“moving from top to right to bottom to left, as clock hands do”