clockwise motion
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Describes movement that follows the circular path of a clock's hands.
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- To tighten the screw, apply a firm clockwise motion.
- The dancers moved in a graceful clockwise motion around the room.
- He stirred the paint with a steady clockwise motion to mix the colors evenly.
- The gears of the antique watch turned with a precise clockwise motion.
- In the Southern Hemisphere, a draining vortex often exhibits a clockwise motion.
- The carousel's gentle clockwise motion delighted the children.
- The manual instructs you to lock the lid with a single clockwise motion.
- A satellite in a prograde orbit follows a clockwise motion when viewed from above the South Pole.
- The blades of the fan started their slow clockwise motion, cooling the room.
- We observed the storm system's vast clockwise motion on the weather map.