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 ...
of
tears.
Teardrop or Teardrops may also refer to:
Biology
*
Vastus medialis, a muscle in the leg sometimes referred to as the teardrop muscle
* A feature in X-rays of the
pelvis
The pelvis (plural pelves or pelvises) is the lower part of the trunk, between the abdomen and the thighs (sometimes also called pelvic region), together with its embedded skeleton (sometimes also called bony pelvis, or pelvic skeleton).
The ...
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 Yalobusha County, Mississippi, Torrance, near Grenada, Mississippi, Grenada, Mississippi, the son of sharecroppers, h ...
, a Chicago band
*
The Teardrops (UK band)
The Teardrops were an English Punk rock, punk/New wave music, new wave band formed in Manchester, England, in 1978. The founders and always the core of this band were Trevor Wain, John Key and Jimmy Donnelly with various good friends from the ...
, a post-punk band from Manchester, England
*
The Teardrops (girl group)
The Teardrops were an United States, American girl group popular during the 1960s.
Career
The Teardrops were formed around 1963 by two friends, Dorothy Dyer and Linda Schroeder, (both girls were 15 years of age at the time) in Cincinnati, Ohio. ...
, 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
* "Tear Drop", a 1959 US#23
Santo & Johnny 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 Contemporary R&B, R&B group B5 (band), 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" featuri ...
''
*
"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, Magic (paranormal), sorcery, Incantation, ...
''
Places
*
Tear Drop Memorial, a sculpture memorial to the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks
*
Teardrop Park, a public park in lower Manhattan, near the site of the World Trade Center
*
Teardrop Pond, a meltwater pond in Marie Byrd Land
Species
*
Teardrop white-eye, a bird in the family Zosteropidae
*
Teardrop butterflyfish, a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae)
*
Teardrop darter, a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States
Technology
* Teardrop attacks, a remote
denial-of-service attack (DoS)
*
Teardrop trailer, a type of travel trailer
**
Teardrop trailer (truck), an aerodynamically shaped semi-trailer with a curved-roof
*
Teardrop hull, a submarine hull design
* T150 C 'Teardrop', a classic car made by
Talbot-Lago
*
Teardrop (electronics), a printed circuit board feature
* Lighting designed by
Tokujin Yoshioka
Other uses
*
*
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, 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 i ...
in typography
*
Teardrop turn, a method of reversing the course of an aircraft or vessel
{{Disambiguation