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 Landing flare, 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
Computing and Technology Flare Technology, a defunct computer hardware company Xara Flare, a file format in computing Flare (phone), an Android smartphone
Culture, Arts, Media, and Entertainment 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" Team Flare, a fictional villainous team from Pokémon X and Y The central disease in The Maze Runner (book series) 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, 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 "Flare", a song by Disarmonia Mundi from their EP The Restless Memoirs, from Nebularium Flare U, a South Korean musical duo Flare (acrobatic move), an acrobatic move employed in breakdancing and gymnastics
Engineering Flare (ship), a descriptive measure of hull shape , a 1972 Cypriot-registered bulk carrier 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
Medicine Flare-up, a recurrence or aggravation of symptoms of a medical condition An occurrence during 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
Horseracing Flares (horse) (born 1933), American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse
See also Flair (disambiguation) Solar flare (disambiguation)