A teardrop is a

drop (liquid) A drop or droplet is a small column of liquid, bounded completely or almost completely by free surfaces. A drop may form when liquid accumulates at the lower end of a tube or other surface boundary, producing a hanging drop called a pendant d ...

tears Tears are a clear liquid secreted by the lacrimal glands (tear gland) found in the eyes of all land mammals. Tears are made up of water, electrolytes, proteins, lipids, and mucins that form layers on the surface of eyes. The different types of ...

. Teardrop or Teardrops may also refer to:

Biology

Vastus medialis The vastus medialis (vastus internus or teardrop muscle) is an extensor muscle located medially in the thigh that extends the knee. The vastus medialis is part of the quadriceps muscle group. Structure The vastus medialis is a muscle present ...

, a muscle in the leg sometimes referred to as the teardrop muscle * A feature in X-rays of the pelvis

Music

Musical Groups

* The Teardrops, or

Magic Slim and The Teardrops Morris Holt (August 7, 1937 – February 21, 2013), known as Magic Slim, was an American blues singer and guitarist. Born at Torrance, near Grenada, Mississippi, the son of sharecroppers, he followed blues greats such as Muddy Waters and Ho ...

, a Chicago band * The Teardrops (UK band), a post-punk band from Manchester, England *

The Teardrops (girl group) The Teardrops were an American girl group A girl group is a music act featuring several female singers who generally harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of America ...

, a 1960s girl group from Cincinnati, Ohio

Instruments

* The unofficial name of the Mark III, and Mark VI electric guitars made by Vox

Albums

* ''Teardrops'' (album), a 2010 album by Tom Dice

Songs

* "Tear Drops", a 1957 song by

Lee Andrews & the Hearts Lee Andrews & the Hearts were an American doo-wop quintet from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, formed in 1953. They recorded on the Gotham, Rainbow, Mainline, Chess, United Artists, Grand and Gowen labels. Managed by Kae Williams, in ...

* "Tear Drop", a 1959 US#23

Santo & Johnny Santo & Johnny were an American rock and roll instrumental duo of Italian descent from Brooklyn, New York, composed of brothers Santo Farina (born October 24, 1937) and Johnny Farina (born April 30, 1941). They are known best for their instrum ...

instrumental * "Teardrops" (George Harrison song), a 1981 song on George Harrison's album ''Somewhere In England'' * "Teardrops" (Shakin' Stevens song), a 1984 song on Shakin' Stevens compilation album ''Greatest Hits'' * "Teardrops" (Womack & Womack song), a 1988 song on Womack & Womack's album ''Conscience'' * "Teardrops", a song by The Proclaimers from their 1988 album '' Sunshine on Leith'' * "Teardrops" (George Ducas song), 1994 * "Teardrop" (song), a song on Massive Attack's 1998 album ''Mezzanine'' * "Teardrops" (The 411 song), a 2004 song from British R&B group The 411 * "Teardrops" (Elena Paparizou song), 2006 * "Tear Drops", a song from B5's 2007 album ''

Don't Talk, Just Listen ''Don't Talk, Just Listen'' is the second album by American R&B group B5. It was released on September 10, 2007 in the United Kingdom and on September 11 in the United States. The first single is " Hydrolics" featuring Bow Wow, their second ...

'' * "Teardrop" (Lolawolf song), 2014 * "Teardrops" (Bring Me the Horizon song), 2020 * "Teardrops", a 2020 song by Joe Satriani from ''

Shapeshifting In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shape-shifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through an inherently superhuman ability, divine intervention, demonic manipulation, sorcery, spells or having inherited the ...

Places

Tear Drop Memorial ''To the Struggle Against World Terrorism'' (also known as the ''Tear of Grief'' and the ''Tear Drop Memorial'') is a 10–story sculpture by Zurab Tsereteli that was given to the United States as an official gift from the Russian government as a ...

, a sculpture memorial to the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks *

Teardrop Park Teardrop Park is a public park in lower Manhattan, in Battery Park City, near the site of the World Trade Center. It was designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, a New York City landscape architecture firm. The park includes art des ...

, a public park in lower Manhattan, near the site of the World Trade Center *

Teardrop Pond Teardrop Pond () is a meltwater pond 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southwest of Greegor Peak in the Denfeld Mountains of the Ford Ranges in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1 ...

, a meltwater pond in Marie Byrd Land

Species

Teardrop white-eye The teardrop white-eye (''Rukia ruki''), also known as the Faichuk white-eye, Truk white-eye, or great Truk white-eye, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. Some advocate that it is the only true member of the genus ''Rukia'', or the " ...

, a bird in the family Zosteropidae *

Teardrop butterflyfish The teardrop butterflyfish (''Chaetodon unimaculatus'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the ( family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region. Description The teardrop butterflyfish has a whi ...

, a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae) *

Teardrop darter The teardrop darter (''Etheostoma barbouri'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is endemic to the e ...

, a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States

Technology

* Teardrop attacks, a remote

denial-of-service attack In computing, a denial-of-service attack (DoS attack) is a cyber-attack in which the perpetrator seeks to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a host conn ...

(DoS) *

Teardrop trailer A teardrop trailer, also known as a teardrop camper trailer, is a streamlined, compact, lightweight caravan, which gets its name from its teardrop profile. They usually only have sleeping space for two adults and often have a basic kitchen in th ...

, a type of travel trailer ** Teardrop trailer (truck), an aerodynamically shaped semi-trailer with a curved-roof *

Teardrop hull A teardrop hull is a submarine hull design which emphasizes submerged performance over surfaced performance. It was somewhat commonly used in the early stages of submarine development, but was gradually abandoned in the early 20th century in favo ...

, a submarine hull design * T150 C 'Teardrop', a classic car made by

Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago was a French automobile manufacturer based in Suresnes, Hauts de Seine, outside Paris. The company was owned and managed by Antonio Lago, an Italian engineer that acquired rights to the Talbot brand name after the demise of Darracq ...

Teardrop (electronics) In printed circuit boards, teardrops are typically drop-shaped features at the junction of vias (''teardrop vias'') or contact pads (''teardrop pads'') and traces (''teardrop traces''). The main purpose of teardrops is to enhance structural ...

, a printed circuit board feature * Lighting designed by

Tokujin Yoshioka is a Japanese designer and artist. He is active in the fields of design, architecture and contemporary art, and he is internationally acclaimed for his works dealing with light and nature. Many of his works chosen as part of permanent collect ...

Other uses

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Teardrop (basketball) Basketball moves are generally individual actions used by players in basketball to pass by defenders to gain access to the basket or to get a clean pass to a teammate to score. Dribble Dribbling is bouncing the ball continuously with one ha ...

, a basketball move usually performed by undersized players *

Teardrop tattoo The teardrop tattoo or tear tattoo is a symbolic tattoo of a tear that is placed underneath the eye. The teardrop is one of the most widely recognised prison tattoos and has various meanings. It can signify that the wearer has spent time in pr ...

, a tattoo in the sign of a teardrop used by various gang members * A type of

stroke ending In typography (specifically Typeface anatomy), a stroke can end in a number of ways. Examples include: * The serif, including: ** The regular serif ** The bracketed serif ** The half-serif * The terminal, which is any stroke that does ''not'' end ...

in typography * Teardrop turn, a method of reversing the course of an aircraft or vessel {{Disambiguation