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In the same direction in which the hands of a clock move; from left to right in the upper half of the circle.
Bitte drehen Sie den Deckel im Uhrzeigersinn, um die Flasche zu schließen.
Please turn the cap clockwise to close the bottle.
The word is logically structured: it consists of 'Uhrzeiger' (the hand of a clock) and 'Sinn' (here in the sense of 'direction'). So it literally means 'in the direction of the clock hand.'
Um das Glas zu öffnen, musst du den Deckel gegen den Uhrzeigersinn drehen.
To open the jar, you have to turn the lid counterclockwise.
'Uhrzeigersinn' (clockwise direction) is used almost exclusively in the fixed expression 'im Uhrzeigersinn' (clockwise). This combination functions in a sentence like an adverb that indicates a direction.
Die Teilnehmer sollen sich im Uhrzeigersinn im Kreis aufstellen.
The participants should line up in a circle clockwise.
To express the opposite direction, the preposition 'gegen' (against) is used instead of 'im' (in the): 'gegen den Uhrzeigersinn' (counterclockwise). Note that the article and ending also change here.
Drehe die Schraube im Uhrzeigersinn, um sie festzuziehen.
Turn the screw clockwise to tighten it.
