Clockwise and Spiral

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Clockwise adjective - In the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock.

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Spiral and clockwise are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spiral" instead an adjective "Clockwise".

Spiral adjective - Turning around an axis like the thread of a screw.

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Clockwise and spiral are semantically related. You can use "Clockwise" instead an adjective "Spiral".

Nearby Words: spiralling, spiralled, spire, spirally

In Tony Daniel's Metaplanetary series, the forces of the outer system have Cloudships: spiral-shaped clouds of connected meteoroids with uploaded minds named after classic writers; males are shaped clockwise, females counter-clockwise.

Source: Cool Starship
One defense used in medieval castles was to make spiral staircases twist clockwise as they went up so that a right handed defender's body was shielded by the center wall.

Source: The Southpaw
Gabe accomplishes this by moving so fast that he exceeds the speed of light, then moves in an inward spiral (clockwise for forwards, counterclockwise for back) until he reaches the center, spinning rapidly.

Source: Just For Fun / TV Tropes The Webcomic

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