Teardrop or Teardrops may refer to:

Biology

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 ...

, a clear liquid secreted by the lacrimal glands in the eyes *

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 presen ...

, or teardrop muscle, a muscle in the leg * Dacrocyte, or teardrop cell, that can be found in bone marrow fibrosis

Music

Musical Groups

* The Teardrops, or Magic Slim and The Teardrops, a Chicago band * The Teardrops (UK band), a post-punk band from Manchester, England * The Teardrops (girl group), a 1960s girl group from Cincinnati, Ohio * The Teardrops, a 1960s girl group from New Jersey featuring Rhonda Franklin

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

* "Teardrop" (song), by Massive Attack (1998) * "Teardrop" (Lolawolf song) (2014) * "Tear Drop", a 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 (1959) * "Teardrops" (Bring Me the Horizon song) (2020) * "Teardrops" (Elena Paparizou song) (2006) * "Teardrops" (George Ducas song) (1994) * "Teardrops" (George Harrison song) (1981) * "Teardrops" (Liam Payne song) (2024) * "Teardrops" (Shakin' Stevens song) (1984) * "Teardrops" (The 411 song) (2004) * "Teardrops" (Womack & Womack song) (1988) * "Teardrops", by Joe Satriani from ''

Shapeshifting In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shapeshifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through unnatural means. The idea of shapeshifting is found in the oldest forms of totemism and shamanism, as well as the oldest existen ...

'' (2020) * "Teardrops", by The Proclaimers from '' Sunshine on Leith'' (1988) * "Teardrops", by Craig David from '' 22'' (2022) * "Tear Drops", by B5 from ''

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

'' (2007) * "Tear Drops", by

Lee Andrews & the Hearts Lee Andrews and 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, i ...

(1957)

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 The Denfeld Mountains () are a group of scattered mountains between Crevasse Valley Glacier and Arthur Glacier in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Location The Denfeld Mountains are on the Saunders Coast of Marie Byrd Land. T ...

, 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 whitish ...

, 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 ea ...

, 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 cyberattack 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 co ...

(DoS) * Teardrop trailer, a type of travel trailer **

Teardrop trailer (truck) A teardrop trailer is an aerodynamically shaped semi-trailer with a curved-roof that differs in shape from the traditional rectangularly shaped trailer. The trailer is meant to be paired with a compatibly designed tractor unit leading to greater f ...

, 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), a printed circuit board feature * Lighting designed by

Tokujin Yoshioka is a Japanese designer and artist active in the fields of design, architecture and contemporary art. Some of his works are part of permanent collections in the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and the Victoria and Albe ...

Other uses

* * Teardrop (basketball), 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 *

Teardrop turn A teardrop turn is a method of reversing the course of an aircraft or vessel so that it returns on its original path, travelling in the opposite direction, and passes through a specified point on the original path. Concept ;Aircraft: The teardro ...

, a method of reversing the course of an aircraft or vessel {{Disambiguation