Glossary Term Definition
A swelling, rounded terminal shaped like a teardrop, found at the end of strokes in letters such as a, c, f, j, r, and y in many typefaces.
Definition
A swelling, rounded terminal shaped like a teardrop, found at the end of strokes in letters such as a, c, f, j, r, and y. Teardrop terminals are also called lachrymal terminals. They are characteristic of certain Baroque and Neoclassical typefaces.
Source
No access — Robert Bringhurst — p. 330:
A swelling, rounded terminal shaped like a teardrop.