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clockwise

adjective as in orbiting

Strongest match

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The typical group rotation pattern occurs in a clockwise fashion.

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By changing the helicity, or twist, of the circularly polarized pulses, the team could stabilize either the clockwise or anti-clockwise arrangement of electric dipoles.

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When magnetic energy from the sun enters Earth's magnetic field, it moves clockwise on the dusk side of the planet and channels toward the poles.

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On Day 1, you play it clockwise; on Day 2, counterclockwise.

A grandfather clock is topped with a miniature version in the living room, clockwise from left.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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