Turning something 'clockwise' would be turning it in the direction the hands on a clock turns. 'Counter-clockwise' would be turning it the opposite direction of a clock.
I always remember anti-clockwise from clockwise,
by which way a clock turns for clockwise,
and the opposite way of a clock turning for anti-clockwise.
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An angle is positive when it is measured in a counter-clockwise direction. It is negative when it is measured in a clock-wise direction.
members designation aroud a node will always be clock wise, eather a force member or a reaction member or any of truss members
According to this quiz we took in my psychology class just now it said counter. Though I swore it was clockwise.
It's the opposite direction of the normal rotation of the hands of a clock. Looking at a clock face, the hands travel over the numbers 1,2,3,4 etc - counter-clockwise they's move in the reverse direction - 4,3,2,1 etc.
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