flare
Pronunciation:
/flɛə̯//flɛɚ̯/noun
Definitions
A sudden bright light.
A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.
Example: solar flare
A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.
A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.
Example: During assembly of a flare tube fitting, a flare nut is used to secure the flared tubing’s tapered end to the also tapered fitting, producing a pressure-resistant, leak-tight seal.
verb
Definitions
To cause to burn.
To cause inflammation; to inflame.
To open outward in shape.
Example: The building flared from the third through the seventh floors to occupy the airspace over the entrance plaza. (intransitive)
To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.