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sunwise

sunwise

8.1
Moving in the same direction the sun moves across the sky
  • adverb
  • /ˈsʌnˌwaɪz/
translation icon : en sentido horario
  • The parade moved sunwise around the town square, following an old tradition.

Examples

  • During the ceremony, everyone walked sunwise to bring good luck.

  • The children ran sunwise around the tree, laughing and shouting.

  • The garden is arranged sunwise to maximize light exposure.

  • He walked sunwise around the tree.

  • The parade moved sunwise around the town square, following an old tradition.

  • During the ceremony, everyone walked sunwise to bring good luck.

  • The children ran sunwise around the tree, laughing and shouting.

Surface Forms

sunwise positive

Morphology

sunwise = sun (semi-transparent) = sun + wise

The suffix '-wise' gives a directional sense, but mapping this to 'clockwise' or the sun's apparent motion (which is hemisphere-dependent) may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Sunwise comes from sun + wise, with wise meaning 'in the way of', as in clockwise. It means moving in the same direction the sun appears to travel across the sky, so to move 'sunwise' is to follow that motion.