Flare (disambiguation)

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A flare is a device that produces brilliant light and intense heat without explosion, used for lighting, signaling, decoration or as aerial defense countermeasure

Flare may also refer to:

Astronomy

Flare star, a variable star that can undergo unpredictable dramatic increases in brightness for a few minutes
Satellite flare, a phenomenon caused by the reflective surfaces on satellites
Solar flare, an eruption of plasma from the surface of the sun

Aviation

Flare (aviation), a technique used in landing an aircraft where the descent rate is gradually reduced until the landing gear gently touches the ground or runway
Flare (countermeasure), an aerial countermeasure against heat-seeking missiles
Flarecraft, a wing-in-ground effect vehicle
Sky Flare, a Czech paraglider design

Computing

Flare Technology, a defunct computer hardware company
Xara Flare, a file format in computing

Culture and arts

Flare (Techno-Cultural Fest), a techno-cultural fest, celebrated every year at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University
Bell-bottoms, a style of trousers sometimes referred to as "flares"

Engineering

Flare (ship), a descriptive measure of hull shape
Flare fitting, an expansion flare on the end of a pipe in plumbing
Gas flare or "flare stack", a gas combustion device used at industrial plants and work sites, especially those involving petroleum or natural gas

Media

Film

Flare (2014 film), a 2014 French-Japanese film starring Mayuko Fukuda

Music

Flare (album), an album by Hitomi Shimatani
Flare (scratch), a type of scratch used by turntablists
"Flare", a song by pop punk band Relient K on the album Forget and Not Slow Down

Print

Flare (comics), a female hero who is a member of the League of Champions
Flare (magazine), a Canadian fashion and style magazine
Flare (novel), a 1992 book by Roger Zelazny and Thomas Timoux Thomas

Medicine

Flare-up, a recurrence or aggravation of symptoms of a medical condition
An occurrence slit lamp examinations

Photography

Lens flare, unwanted reflections in optical systems that are a problem in photography and astronomy
Fluid attenuated inversion recovery, a pulse sequence used in magnetic resonance imaging, a medical diagnostic tool

Other

Flare (acrobatic move), an acrobatic move employed in breakdancing and gymnastics
Flares (horse) (born 1933), British Thoroughbred racehorse
MV Flare, a Cypriot-registered bulk carrier
Team Flare, a fictional villainous team from Pokémon X and Y