Flare

Flare may refer to:

In culture and the arts

Flare (Techno-Cultural Fest), a techno-cultural fest, celebrated every year at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University
Flare (acrobatic move), an acrobatic move employed in b-boying, commonly known as breakdance, and gymnastics
Flare (comics), a female hero who is a member of the League of Champions
Flare (magazine), a Canadian fashion and style magazine
Flare (science fiction novel), a book by Roger Zelazny and Thomas Timoux Thomas
Flares (horse), a British Thoroughbred racehorse
Flare Acoustic Arts League, an experimental pop group led by LD Beghtol
Bell-bottoms, a style of trousers sometimes referred to as flares
Fully Flared, a skateboarding film by Lakai
Mylene Flare Jenius (ミレーヌF ジーナス, Mirēnu F. Jīnasu), a character in Macross science-fiction anime
"Flare", a song by pop punk band Relient K on the album Forget and Not Slow Down
Flare, a black magic spell in the Final Fantasy series

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
Flare, a parachute landing maneuver

Fluid attenuated inversion recovery, a pulse sequence used in magnetic resonance imaging, a medical diagnostic tool
Flare (ship), a descriptive measure of hull shape
Flare (pyrotechnic), a luminous device often used for signaling
Flare fitting, an expansion flare on the end of a pipe in plumbing
Flare-up, a recurrence or aggravation of symptoms of a medical condition
Gas flare or "flare stack," a type of chimney
Lens flare, unwanted reflections in optical systems which are a problem in photography and astronomy
Slit lamp flare, when the beam of light is seen in the anterior chamber of the eye

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