![]() ![]() However, clocks turn in the clockwise direction because of sundials - the first clocks. In the northern hemisphere, the earth rotates counterclockwise while in the southern hemisphere, the earth moves in a clockwise direction. What does Clockwise mean?Ĭlockwise is used to describe a movement that goes in the same direction as a clock’s hands-from the top to the right, then down and then to the left, and back up to the top.Īsides from this being the way time is told, it is also how the earth moves. ![]() We'll discuss everything you need to know about clockwise in this article. ![]() A case to point out is how taps and faucets are closed, and screws and bolts are tightened by turning them clockwise and released by turning them counterclockwise respectively.As kids, one of the first things we learned about clockwise is that when something moves in the same direction as the hands on the clock, it is moving in a clockwise direction while when it moves in an opposite direction, it is moving in an anti-clockwise direction.Īs pretty straightforward as this sound, it doesn't answer certain important questions in the minds of inquisitive youngsters. Apart from the clock that uses the clockwise motion alone, other fields like Mathematics and Physics use the two. The clockwise (CW) and counterclockwise (CCW) terms are used mostly together but for different purposes. The clockwise motion is abbreviated as CW while the counterclockwise motion is abbreviated as CCW (can also be ACW if using the Commonwealth English versions that refers to it as anticlockwise). ![]() Counterclockwise, on the other hand, starts from the top position, goes to the left side, proceeds down to the bottom position, then heads to the right side, and finally ends up on the top position. In clockwise rotation, the motion starts from the top position, heads to the right side, goes to the bottom area, heads to the left, and finally goes up to the top position. The major difference between the two rotations is in the direction they take. The rotation is also referred to as anticlockwise (ACW) according to the Commonwealth English.ĭifference Between Clockwise and Counterclockwise The movement, in this case, starts from the top, heads to the right, goes down, then follows to the right side, and ends up at the top place. The movement is usually from the top going around to the right, then to the bottom, to the left, and then back to the top position.Ĭounterclockwise (North American English and abbreviated as CCW) is the opposite sense of the clockwise rotation. For counterclockwise (also referred to as anti-clockwise), the direction is in the opposite direction of the clockwise rotation.Īs adjectives, clockwise means moving in a rotary motion like a clock does while counterclockwise is moving in a rotary manner to the left side.Ĭlockwise (usually abbreviated as CW) is the motion that proceeds in a similar direction as a clock’s hands. The movement is usually in a circular fashion which means it’s to the right at the top and the left at the bottom of the circle respectively for clockwise. Both clockwise and counterclockwise are adverbs that describe the movement of an object in the right or left direction. ![]()
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