Butterfly: This is a goaltending technique where goalie will keep his knees together but his feet slightly apart. This position allows the goalie to quickly drop to the ice to block a shot and then quickly move back to an upright position.

 

Related Words

Butterfly: A warm-up pose. Sit on the floor with your spine straight. Bend your knees to the side and bring the soles of your feet together in front of your body.

Butterfly Spread: Applies to derivative products. Complex option strategy that involves selling two calls and buying two calls on the same or different markets, with several maturity dates. One of the options . . . View Full Definition

Butterfly Lighting: Lighting in which the main source of light is -placed high and directly in front of the subject.

Butterfly Shift: A nonparallel shift in the yield curve involving the height of the curve.

Flexible Budget: A change in the yield curve when the spread between the yield on long-term and short-term Treasuries has decreased. Compare steepening of the yield curve and butterfly shift.

Biomagnetic Touch Healing: Bio-magnetic touch healing is a light touch complementary healing method that employs the index and middle fingers of each hand to lightly touch specific points on the body. The combination . . . View Full Definition

Cobbler (Baddha Konasana): A seated pose. It’s similar to Butterfly posture, but the knees are pushed out to each side.

Step Aside: A change in the yield curve where the spread between the yield on a long-term and short-term Treasury has increased. Compare flattening of the yield curve and butterfly shift.