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“The grasshopper is called a chronophage, or "time eater".”
“The oversize grasshopper is called a chronophage, or "time eater.”
“The oversize grasshopper is called a chronophage, or 'time eater.”
“The clock uses a grasshopper escapement or "chronophage" (time eater) which advances around the face of the clock with each step marking one second.”
“The grasshopper or "chronophage", meaning "time eater", advances around the 4ft-wide face, each step marking a second.”
“The chronophage stands atop the clock face, which is four feet in diameter.”
“The chronophage stands atop the clock face, which is 1.2 metres in diameter.”
“Sometimes it stops, the chronophage shakes a foot, and the pendulum moves again.”
“Puis, last but not least, écrire ça prend du temps, et j’étais un peu inquiète à l’idée de me lancer dans une entreprise comme ça chronophage alors que je n’étais pas encore très sûre dans quelle mesure mon job de consultante indépendante me permettrait de tourner confortablement ou non.”
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bilby Wordie's one of these, but with less moving parts. Sep 20, 2008
chained_bear Wow! Sep 19, 2008
john "The creature, modelled by sculptor Matthew Sanderson, was inspired by medieval armour and gradually became more ominous: part-lizard, part-stag beetle, a Chronophage – time eater."
The Guardian, Beware the time-eater: Cambridge University's monstrous new clock, by Maev Kennedy, September 18, 2008 Sep 19, 2008