What is "flare"

Fusee \Fu*see"\, n. [See 2d Fusil, and cf. Fuse, n.]

1. A flintlock gun. See 2d Fusil. [Obs.]

2. A fuse. See Fuse, n.

3. 1. A friction match for smokers' use having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.

   2. A kind of match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip.

4. A signal device, usually cylindrical, consisting of a tube filled with a composition which burns with a bright colored light for a definite time. It is used principally for the protection of trains or road vehicles, indicating an obstruction or accident ahead. Also called a flare or railroad flare.

1540s, "spread out" (hair), of unknown origin, perhaps from Scandinavian or from Dutch vlederen. Meaning "shine out with a sudden light" is from 1630s. The notion of "spreading out in display" is behind the notion of "spreading gradually outward" (1640s). Related: Flared; flaring.

"a giving off of a bright, unsteady light," 1814, from flare (v.). This led to the sense of "signal fire" (1883). The astronomy sense is from 1937. Meaning "a gradual widening or spreading" is from 1910; hence flares "flared trousers" (1964).

n. A source of brightly burning light or intense heat used to attract attention in an emergency, to illuminate an area, or as a decoy. vb. 1 (context intransitive English) To blaze brightly. 2 (context intransitive English) To burn unsteadily. 3 (context transitive intransitive English) To open outward in shape. 4 (context transitive English) To cause to burn. 5 To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light. 6 To shine out with gaudy colours; to be offensively bright or showy. 7 (context obsolete English) To be exposed to too much light.

1. n. a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare" [syn: flair]

2. a sudden burst of flame

3. a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate [syn: flash]

4. reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation

5. a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms; "a colitis flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare"

6. a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference [syn: solar flare]

7. am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)

8. a sudden outburst of emotion; "she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage"

9. a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification

10. a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines; "he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss" [syn: flare pass]

11. (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield

1. v. burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity" [syn: flame up, blaze up, burn up]

2. become flared and widen, usually at one end; "The bellbottom pants flare out" [syn: flare out]

3. shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment" [syn: flame]

4. erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" [syn: erupt, irrupt, flare up, break open, burst out]

A flare, also sometimes called a fusee, is a type of pyrotechnic that produces a brilliant light or intense heat without an explosion. Flares are used for signalling, illumination, or defensive countermeasures in civilian and military applications. Flares may be ground pyrotechnics, projectile pyrotechnics, or parachute-suspended to provide maximum illumination time over a large area. Projectile pyrotechnics may be dropped from aircraft, fired from rocket or artillery, or deployed by flare guns or handheld percussive tubes.

Flare is a science fiction novel by American writers Roger Zelazny and Thomas Thurston Thomas, published in 1992.

Flare describes the world as it may be in 2081, and the effects a future inter-planetary civilization would suffer if a solar flare occurred after almost 100 years without any solar activity.

The book takes a scientific approach to the idea, including almost no tangible story line. It is broken into short segments which describe different people in various places suffering from the effects of the solar flare.

Flare is a Canadian fashion magazine. It is published by Rogers Communications.

Flare magazine was created by Maclean-Hunter publishing in 1979, as a rebranding of Miss Chatelaine magazine. Flare promotes itself as "Canada's Fashion magazine". While cover stories often feature American or international stars, Flare otherwise focuses largely on Canadian content and its role in international art, fashion, and media. In addition to runway and street fashion from Canada and abroad, the magazine covers music and entertainment, health and beauty, and feature stories relevant to young Canadian women. Flare celebrated its 30th anniversary on November 5, 2009, with a reception and party at the Royal Ontario Museum.

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:

The flare is an acrobatic move in which the performer alternates balancing the torso between either arm while swinging the legs beneath in continuous circles. It is a fundamental b-boying power move, and in gymnastics it may be performed on a pommel horse or during the floor exercise. The move is commonly spelled flair in gymnastics and further may be called a "Thomas flair" after its originator, Kurt Thomas.

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A flare or decoy flare is an aerial infrared countermeasure used by a plane or helicopter to counter an infrared homing ("heat-seeking") surface-to-air missile or air-to-air missile. Flares are commonly composed of a pyrotechnic composition based on magnesium or another hot-burning metal, with burning temperature equal to or hotter than engine exhaust. The aim is to make the infrared-guided missile seek out the heat signature from the flare rather than the aircraft's engines.

Flare is the Japanese pop singer Hitomi Shimatani's seventh studio album. It is available in both CD and CD+DVD format.

Flare is the angle at which a ship's hull plate or planking departs from the vertical in an outward direction with increasing height. A flared hull typically has a deck area larger than its cross-sectional area at the waterline. Most vessels have some degree of flare above the waterline. Advantages of hull flare can include improvements in stability, splash and wash suppression, and dockside utility.

Tumblehome is the inverse of flare, where the hull becomes narrower with increasing height.

Flare is a superhero whose adventures are published by Heroic Publishing. The character was originally created by Stacy Thain for a superhero role-playing game called Champions. She appeared in the six-issue run of the Champions comic published by Eclipse Comics, then in several of her own comics series as well as The League of Champions, all published by Heroic. A comic strip is syndicated by Creators Syndicate.

Flare was one of four children that were raised by a group of expatriate Nazi scientists located in Brazil and connected with an international group of criminals known as DEMON. The four of them were aged and given unique abilities by the scientists, who hoped to use them as a new group of perfect humans.

Flare's three "siblings" consist of a sister, Olga, who also became a superheroine under the name Sparkplug; a brother Philip who became a prominent member of the occult criminal organization DEMON before he was killed by Malice; and another brother named Tomas, aka Overman. Though the four of them have always referred to each other as "brother" or "sister", stories published in various Heroic Publishing titles have hinted that they have varying parentage.

Flare's mother is Katrina Feran, a.k.a. Die Kriegerin, a.k.a. The Golden Warrior, a member of the World War II-era superhero team The Vanguard of Freedom. The identity of her father is uncertain. Though the two chief possibilities are Eric Schadel (a powerful member of DEMON, and Katrina Feran's former lover) and Hans Gottmann (head of the Nazi scientists who raised Flare and her siblings), Flare refuses to acknowledge the possibility that either one is her father, instead using her mother's last name.

Flare, is the annual techno cultural festival of the Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University. It is a three-day long college fest held towards the end of March every year. It has been celebrated for last four years and has a footfall of over 9,000 students from various colleges of India.

Flare is an Android smartphone made by Cherry Mobile it is released in 2012 with a slogan "Dual Core Ng Bayan in 2013 they released a Second Generation of Flare and it is Flare 2.0 a Quad Core Smartphone with a dual SIM function.

Flare is an Android Smartphone Series made by Cherry Mobile. It has a number of phones released from 2012–present as the same with Omega.

Their phones are:

• FLARE - 4" IPS Android JB 4.1 Dual Core Smartphone - Php3,999 - Discontinued - 2012
• FLARE 2.0 - 4" IPS Android JB 4.1 Quad Core Smartphone - Php3,999 - Available - 2013
• FLARE 2X - 4" IPS Android JB 4.1 Quad Core Smartphone - Php4,499 - Available - 2013
• FLARE S - 4" IPS Android JB 4.2 Quad Core Smartphone - Php4,499 - Available - 2013
• FLARE 2.1 - 4" IPS Android JB 4.1 Quad Core Smartphone - Php3,999 - Available - 2013/2014
• FLARE HD - 4.3" HD IPS Android JB 4.2 Quad Core Smartphone - Php5,499 - Available - 2014

is a 2014 French-Japanese film directed by Yūkichi Ōtsuka. Japanese actress, Mayuko Fukuda played the lead role. It was released on April 26, 2014.