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1Flare (countermeasure) — A Lockheed AC 130U Spooky releasing decoy flares. An IAF AH 64 Apache releasing decoy flares. A (decoy) flare is an aerial infrared countermeasure …
2flare — [[t]fle͟ə(r)[/t]] flares, flaring, flared 1) N COUNT A flare is a small device that produces a bright flame. Flares are used as signals, for example on ships. ...a ship which had fired a distress flare. 2) VERB If a fire flares, the flames… …
3Small gods — This article is about the concept of small gods. For the Discworld novel also called Small Gods, see Small Gods (novel). For other gods or godlike beings in the Discworld universe, see Discworld gods Small gods are a special classification of… …
4flare — i. A maneuver carried out just before touchdown to reduce the rate of descent, so that the aircraft settles on the runway smoothly and with the least amount of vertical speed. Normally referred to as flare out. ii. A magnesium candle supported by …
5flare — A light, usually produced by the burning of an inflammable liquid in a container closed except for a small orifice from which flame appears, used as a warning signal, particularly on vehicles left standing on a street or highway during hours of… …
6Lens flare — is the light scattered in lens systems through generally unwanted image formation mechanisms, such as internal reflection and scattering from material inhomogeneities in the lens. These mechanisms differ from the intended image formation… …
7solar flare — Astron. flare (def. 22). [1935 40] * * * Sudden intense brightening of a small part of the Sun s surface, often near a sunspot group. Flares develop in a few minutes and may last several hours, releasing intense X rays and streams of energetic… …
8Gas flare — which results from the decomposition of materials in the dump.Recently, under the Kyoto Treaty, some developing countries garbage collecting companies have received carbon bonus for installing burning chimneys for the methane gas produced at… …
9Mylene Flare Jenius — Macross 7 character Voiced by Tomo Sakurai / Chie Kajiura …
10solar flare — noun Date: 1938 a sudden temporary outburst of energy from a small area of the sun s surface called also flare …
