clockwise rotation
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3.5
- noun
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rotación en el sentido de las agujas del reloj
- Clockwise rotation.
Examples
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The roller coaster circles the track in a smooth clockwise rotation as it climbs higher.
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If I do a right clockwise rotation, the arrows will always look the same.
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All fighters maintain a clockwise rotation.
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So the one that I've shown here on the right will cause a clockwise rotation of the light.
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My response to counterclockwise is clearly not as pronounced, but over time for clockwise rotations my alpha power is reduced.
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And the idea that he had was if you go from me to you with a clockwise rotation, you go from you to me by counter clockwise rotation.
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This risk is increased when operating on a right ear because the clockwise rotation of the burr causes it to roll toward the facial nerve, which is just to the right of the horizontal semicircular canal.
Academic text (1996) -
To tighten the screw, turn it in a clockwise rotation with the screwdriver.
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When you twist the knob, it should move in a clockwise rotation to increase the volume.
Synonyms
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2.3
Moving in the same direction as the hands of a clock
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2.8
Rotating to the right, like a screw that tightens when turned clockwise
The clockwise turning of light that moves in one plane when it passes through a substance
Antonyms
A movement that turns to the left, the opposite direction of a clock's hands
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'clockwise' (moving in the direction of clock hands) with 'rotation' (spinning around an axis), so its meaning is directly and compositionally derived from its parts. This is a common, literal spatial concept present across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
The phrase clockwise rotation comes from watching a clock's hands; a rotation that moves the same way as those hands is called clockwise, so it means a turn 'to the right' when you look from above.