flare

== English == === Etymology === Origin unknown, first recorded in the mid 16th century, probably related to Latin flagrō (“I burn”). Norwegian flara (“to blaze; to flaunt in gaudy attire”) has a similar meaning, but the English word predates it. Possibly related to Middle High German vlederen (“to flutter”), represented by modern German flattern. The noun is derived from the verb. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /flɛə̯/ (General American) IPA(key): /flɛɚ̯/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /fleː/ (New Zealand, without the cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /fleə/ (New Zealand, cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /fliə/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /fleɹ/ (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /flɜː(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Homophones: flair; fleer (cheer–chair merger); fleur (fair–fur merger) === Noun === flare (plural flares) A sudden bright light. A source of brightly burning light or intense heat. A type of pyrotechnic that produces a brilliant light without an explosion, used to attract attention in an emergency, to illuminate an area, or as a decoy. Hyponyms: Bengal light, fusee, parachute flare, Very light (oil industry) A flame produced by a burn-off of waste gas (flare gas) from a flare tower (or flare stack), typically at an oil refinery. (figuratively) A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up. A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width. (nautical) The increase in width of most ship hulls with increasing height above the waterline. Antonym: tumblehome (in the plural) Bell-bottom trousers. (aviation) The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing. (baseball) A low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders. Synonyms: blooper, Texas leaguer (American football) A route run by the running back, releasing toward the sideline and then slightly arcing upfield looking for a short pass. (photography) Ellipsis of lens flare. An inflammation such as of tendons (tendonitis) or joints (osteoarthritis). Synonym: flare-up A breakdance move of someone helicoptering his torso on alternating arms. ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Italian: flare ==== Translations ==== === Verb === flare (third-person singular simple present flares, present participle flaring, simple past and past participle flared) (transitive) To cause to burn; in particular, to burn off excess gas. (transitive) To cause inflammation; to inflame. (ambitransitive) To open outward in shape. (ambitransitive, aviation) To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing. (intransitive) To blaze brightly. (intransitive) To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light. (intransitive, figuratively) To shine out with gaudy colours; to be offensively bright or showy. (intransitive, figuratively) To suddenly happen or intensify. Synonym: flare up (intransitive, figuratively) To suddenly erupt in anger. Synonym: flare up (intransitive, obsolete) To be exposed to too much light. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “flare”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “flare”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Further reading === flare on Wikipedia.Wikipedia gas flare on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === feral == Finnish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English flare. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfleø(r)/, [ˈfle̞ø̞(r)] Rhymes: -eø(r) Syllabification(key): fla‧re Hyphenation(key): fla‧re === Noun === flare (astronomy) synonym of roihupurkaus (“solar flare”) ==== Declension ==== == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English flare. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflɛr/ Rhymes: -ɛr === Noun === flare m (usually invariable, plural flares) (astronomy) flare (source of brightly burning light or intense heat) (optics) lens flare ==== Derived terms ==== stella a flare === Further reading === flare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Verb === flāre inflection of flō: present active infinitive second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative