clockwise

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When a small portion of GldJ is removed, the motor reverses its rotation from counterclockwise to clockwise.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

The typical group rotation pattern occurs in a clockwise fashion.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025

But there is one thing the experts say you should always do, and that’s stir the porridge clockwise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 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

The size of the chambers of the nautilus and the number of clockwise grooves to counterclockwise grooves in the pineapple are governed by this sequence.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife