{i} any of a number of winged insects of the order Lepidoptera having long slender bodies and four colorful wings; butterfly stroke (Swimming); person who is in constant pursuit of pleasure
If you have butterflies in your stomach or have butterflies, you are very nervous or excited about something. An exam, or even an exciting social event may produce butterflies in the stomach. Any of more than 17,000 lepidopteran species found worldwide. Unlike moths, butterflies are active during the day and are usually brightly coloured or strikingly patterned. Distinctive features are club-tipped antennae and a habit of holding the wings vertically over the back when at rest. With few exceptions the larvae and adults eat plants. Butterflies are classified into five or six families. The metalmarks of the family Lycaenidae are found chiefly in the New World tropics; some members of the family Nymphalidae are called snout butterflies. Other species (with their families) include the white and sulphur butterflies (Pieridae), the swallowtail butterfly (Papilionidae), the blue, copper, and hairstreak butterflies (Lycaenidae), and the admiral, monarch, and painted lady (Nymphalidae). butterfly bush admiral butterfly blue butterfly butterfly weed cabbage butterfly copper butterfly monarch butterfly sulphur butterfly sulfur butterfly swallowtail butterfly white butterfly
(n ) A topology in which nodes are organized into levels, and there is a unique path from any node in the first level to any node in the last A butterfly is a recursive topology See also hypercube and shuffle exchange network
(n ) A topology in which nodes are organised into levels, and there is a unique path from any node in the first level to any node in the last A butterfly is a recursive topology See also hypercube and shuffle exchange network
Curtain which is pulled aside and upward from one lower edge, without moving the opposite edge of the same piece or half Also known as tab or tableau curtain
Rotating disc-type valve which moves 90 degrees from the closed position to the fully open position Normally used to stop or control the flow through a line, the butterfly regulates BOP steam and power house steam on main plant service line
An overused term It is when a goalie drops allowing both pads to extend out to the side and with the 5-hole closed (or almost closed) The majority of the lower portion of the net is covered, and the goalies holes are shut down Just because a goalie drops to his/her knees, does not mean they are butterfly goalies
a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking; "butterflied shrimp"
In cooking, when a recipe asks you to butterfly a food you should split it through the middle without completely separating the sides, then spread the halves to resemble a butterfly
In the context of equities, a firm with two divisions may split into two companies and issue original shareholders two shares (one in each of the new companies) for every old share they have
An option strategy involving the purchase of one put (or call), the sale of two puts (or calls) at a higher exercise price, and purchasing one put (or call) at an equally higher price
Curtain that is pulled aside and upward from one lower edge, without moving the opposite edge of the same piece or half Also known as tab or tableau curtain
The sale (purchase) of two identical Options, together with the purchase (sale) of one Option with a lower exercise price and one Option with a higher exercise price All Options must be of the same type, have the same underlying contract, and expire at the same time, and there must be an equal increment between exercise prices
an option position comprised of a long (short) option, two short (long) options at the next higher strike, and another long (short) option at the yet next higher strike, all of the same contract month
To cut a food down the center, but not quite through, leaving both halves attached The food is then spread to resemble a butterfly Recipe: Broiled Butterflied Pork