Clockwise

Pronunciation: /ˈklɒkˌwaɪz/ Explain

Figure 1: Clockwise	The term clockwise refers to a rotation in the same direction as analog clock hands turn. Counterclockwise is the opposite direction of an analog clock. In British English, anticlockwise means the same thing as counterclockwise.	Figure 2: Counterclockwise
Click on the blue points and drag them to change the figure. In British English, counterclockwise is called anticlockwise. Manipulative 1 - Clockwise/Counterclockwise Created with GeoGebra.

References

1. McAdams, David E.. All Math Words Dictionary, clockwise. 2nd Classroom edition 20150108-4799968. pg 34. Life is a Story Problem LLC. January 8, 2015. Buy the book

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McAdams, David E. Clockwise. 3/5/2019. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. https://www.allmathwords.org/en/c/clockwise.html.

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• All images and manipulatives are by David McAdams unless otherwise stated. All images by David McAdams are Copyright © Life is a Story Problem LLC and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Revision History

3/5/2019: Added manipulative. (McAdams, David E.)
12/21/2018: Reviewed and corrected IPA pronunication. (McAdams, David E.)
6/25/2018: Removed broken links, updated license, implemented new markup, updated GeoGebra apps. (McAdams, David E.)
11/20/2008: Initial version. (McAdams, David E.)