The ideal shape was the teardrop.
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Teardrop
//ˈtɪədɹɒp//
Synonyms for "teardrop" (58 found)
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Related words (29)
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3 entriesderived from
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1 entriesTranslations
41 translations across 24 languages.
Arabic
4 entries- دمعة noun (single tear)
- دمعة noun (single tear)
- دمعة noun (single tear)
- دَمْعَة noun (single tear)
Bulgarian
2 entries- капка noun (shape of a drop of liquid)
- сълза noun (single tear)
Catalan
1 entries- llàgrima noun (single tear)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 淚水 /泪水 noun (single tear)
- 淚滴 /泪滴 noun (single tear)
- 眼淚 /眼泪 noun (single tear)
Czech
1 entries- slza noun (single tear)
Dutch
1 entries- traan noun (single tear)
Finnish
2 entries- kyynel noun (single tear)
- pisara noun (shape of a drop of liquid)
French
2 entries- goutte d’eau noun (shape of a drop of liquid)
- larme noun (single tear)
Georgian
2 entries- კურცხალი noun (single tear)
- ცრემლის კურცხალი noun (single tear)
German
2 entries- Träne noun (single tear)
- Tränentropfen noun (single tear)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂 noun (single tear)
Hungarian
1 entries- könnycsepp noun (single tear)
Japanese
3 entries- 涙 noun (single tear)
- 涙の雫 noun (single tear)
- 涙滴型 noun (shape of a drop of liquid)
Oromo
1 entries- immimamaan noun (single tear)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- اشك noun (single tear)
Polish
1 entries- łza noun (single tear)
Portuguese
2 entries- gota noun (shape of a drop of liquid)
- lágrima noun (single tear)
Romani
1 entries- aswin noun (single tear)
Romanian
1 entries- lacrimă noun (single tear)
Russian
2 entries- слеза́ noun (single tear)
- слези́нка noun (single tear)
Spanish
2 entries- lagrima noun (shape of a drop of liquid)
- lágrima noun (single tear)
Swedish
1 entries- tår noun (single tear)
Turkish
2 entries- gözyaşı damlası noun (single tear)
- gözyaşı damlası şekli noun (shape of a drop of liquid)
Vietnamese
2 entries- giọt lệ noun (single tear)
- giọt nước mắt noun (single tear)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
California scientists attached a tiny electric circuit to a protein in the human teardrop and watched it destroy invading germs.
Source: tatoeba (12053031)
Devin's teardrop landed on Cody's head.
Source: wiktionary
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