Flare (disambiguation)

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
• Routine flaring, the practice of disposing of massive amounts of petroleum gas during crude oil extraction

Media

• Flare (film), a 2014 French-Japanese film starring Mayuko Fukuda
• Flare (album), a 2008 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
• 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
• The Flare, a fictional TV series with an aftershow What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage

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), American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse
• MV Flare, a 1972 Cypriot-registered bulk carrier
• Team Flare, a fictional villainous team from Pokémon X and Y
• Flare (phone), an Android smartphone

See also

• Flair (disambiguation)