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Butterfly valve
(gcide) | Butterfly \But"ter*fly`\, n.; pl. Butterflies. [Perh. from the
color of a yellow species. AS. buter-fl[=e]ge,
buttor-fle['o]ge; cf. G. butterfliege, D. botervlieg. See
Butter, and Fly.] (Zool.)
A general name for the numerous species of diurnal
Lepidoptera.
Note: [See Illust. under Aphrodite.]
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Asclepias butterfly. See under Asclepias.
Butterfly fish (Zool.), the ocellated blenny ({Blennius
ocellaris}) of Europe. See Blenny. The term is also
applied to the flying gurnard.
Butterfly shell (Zool.), a shell of the genus Voluta.
Butterfly valve (Mech.), a kind of double clack valve,
consisting of two semicircular clappers or wings hinged to
a cross rib in the pump bucket. When open it somewhat
resembles a butterfly in shape.
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butterfly valve
(wn) | butterfly valve
n 1: a valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns
and acts as a throttle |
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Butterfly valve
(gcide) | Butterfly \But"ter*fly`\, n.; pl. Butterflies. [Perh. from the
color of a yellow species. AS. buter-fl[=e]ge,
buttor-fle['o]ge; cf. G. butterfliege, D. botervlieg. See
Butter, and Fly.] (Zool.)
A general name for the numerous species of diurnal
Lepidoptera.
Note: [See Illust. under Aphrodite.]
[1913 Webster]
Asclepias butterfly. See under Asclepias.
Butterfly fish (Zool.), the ocellated blenny ({Blennius
ocellaris}) of Europe. See Blenny. The term is also
applied to the flying gurnard.
Butterfly shell (Zool.), a shell of the genus Voluta.
Butterfly valve (Mech.), a kind of double clack valve,
consisting of two semicircular clappers or wings hinged to
a cross rib in the pump bucket. When open it somewhat
resembles a butterfly in shape.
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