different between withershins vs clockwise

English

Alternative forms

• widdershins
• widdersins

Etymology

From wither- +? shins, sins, alteration of withersuns (“contrary to the sun's course”, literally “against the sun's”), modelled after Middle Low German weddersins, weddersinnes (“in the opposite direction”), from Middle High German widdersinnes (“in the opposite direction”, literally “contrary to reason”), from wider (“opposite”) + sinnes, genitive of sin (“course”). Compare also Old English wiþers?enes (“backwards, withershins”), Icelandic viðer (“against”), Danish veder, Swedish veder. More at wither, sense.

Adverb

withershins (not comparable)

1. Anti-clockwise, in the contrary direction, especially to the left or opposite to the direction of the sun.

Antonyms

• deiseal

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