different between deasil vs clockwise

English

Alternative forms

• deasill
• deasiul
• deasoil
• deisheal
• deosil

Etymology

From 1771, from Scottish Gaelic deiseil, deiseal (“southward, sunward; clockwise”) (adjective and adverb), from deas (“right, right-hand; south”), ultimately cognate with Latin dexter; second element unexplained.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dj???l/, /?d?s?l/, /?dis?l/, /?diz?l/

Adverb

deasil (not comparable)

1. Clockwise.

Synonyms

• (clockwise): clockwise, right-handed, sunways

Antonyms

• (clockwise): anticlockwise, counter-clockwise, left-handed, widdershins

Homophones

• diesel

Derived terms

• make the deasil

Translations

Noun

deasil (uncountable)

1. Clockwise motion.

References

• World Wide Words

Anagrams

• aisled, aslide, ideals, ladies, ladies', sailed, sideal

English

Etymology

clock +? -wise

Pronunciation

• enPR: kl?k'w?z, IPA^(key): /?kl?kwa?z/

Adverb

clockwise (not comparable)

1. In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.

Synonyms

• CW, dextrorotatory, sunwise, deasil

Antonyms

• ACW, anticlockwise (UK, Australia, New Zealand)
• CCW, counterclockwise, counter-clockwise (US, Canada)
• withershins, widdershins

Translations

Adjective

clockwise (not comparable)

1. Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.

   In the southern hemisphere the flow of air around a low-pressure system is clockwise.

Translations

See also

• Clockwise on Wikipedia.Wikipedia