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Flare
Flare Flare, n. (Photog.)
A defect in a photographic objective such that an image of
the stop, or diaphragm, appears as a fogged spot in the
center of the developed negative.
FlareFlare Flare, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flared; p. pr. & vb. n.
Flaring.] [Cf. Norw. flara to blaze, flame, adorn with
tinsel, dial. Sw. flasa upp, and E. flash, or flacker.]
1. To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle
flares.
2. To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a
dazzling or painfully bright light.
3. To shine out with gaudy colors; to flaunt; to be
offensively bright or showy.
With ribbons pendant, flaring about her head.
--Shak.
4. To be exposed to too much light. [Obs.]
Flaring in sunshine all the day. --Prior.
5. To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the
perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of
a ship flare.
To flare up, to become suddenly heated or excited; to burst
into a passion. [Colloq.] --Thackeray. Flare
Flare Flare, n.
1. An unsteady, broad, offensive light.
2. A spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace.
Meaning of FLARE from wikipedia
- A
flare, also
sometimes called a fusée, fusee, or bengala,
bengalo in
several European countries, is a type of
pyrotechnic that
produces a
bright light...
- A
solar flare is a
relatively intense,
localized emission of
electromagnetic radiation in the Sun's atmosphere.
Flares occur in
active regions and are...
- A
flare or
decoy flare is an
aerial infrared countermeasure used by an
aircraft to
counter an
infrared homing ("heat-s****ing") surface-to-air
missile or...
- magnetosphere. The
geomagnetic storm was ****ociated with a very
bright solar flare on 1
September 1859. It was
observed and
recorded independently by British...
- A
flare gun, also
known as a Very
pistol or
signal pistol, is a large-bore
handgun that
discharges flares,
blanks and smoke. The
flare gun is typically...
- The
landing flare, also
referred to as the
round out, is a
maneuver or
stage during the
landing of an aircraft. The
flare follows the
final approach phase...
- A
flare star is a
variable star that can
undergo unpredictable dramatic increases in
brightness for a few minutes. It is
believed that the
flares on flare...
- A gas
flare,
alternatively known as a
flare stack,
flare boom,
ground flare, or
flare pit, is a gas
combustion device used in
places such as petroleum...
- flares, or Sun
flare may also
refer to: "Solar
Flare", an
episode of
Stars on Mars
Solar Flare, a
character in
Mighty Med Solar :
Flare, an
album by Lunarsolar...
- A lens
flare happens when
light is
scattered or
flared in a lens system,
often in
response to a
bright light,
producing a
sometimes undesirable artifact...
