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, 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

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

Other

 * Flare (acrobatic move), an acrobatic move employed in breakdancing and gymnastics
 * Flare (phone), an Android smartphone
 * 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
 * The central disease in The Maze Runner (book series).