coda
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
- The optional final sound of a syllable or word, occurring after its nucleus and usually composed of one or more consonants.
- In seismograms, the gradual return to baseline after a seismic event. The length of the coda can be used to estimate event magnitude, and the shape sometimes reveals details of subsurface structures.
- A conclusion (of a statement or event, for example), final portion, tail end.
- A series of clicks used by sperm whales for communicating with each other.
- Alternative spelling of CODA.
- A person born hearing to deaf parents.
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