clockwise

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Light can rotate clockwise, known as right-circular polarization, or counter-clockwise, known as left-circular polarization.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

The typical group rotation pattern occurs in a clockwise fashion.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 26, 2025

The clockwise section was reopened at about 14:00, but it was not reopened anti-clockwise until 06:00.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025

Seven stirs counterclockwise, one clockwise, pause...seven stirs counterclockwise, one stir clockwise...

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling