coda

Signification (Anglais)

1. A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
2. The optional final sound of a syllable or word, occurring after its nucleus and usually composed of one or more consonants.
3. 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.
4. (figuratively) A conclusion (of a statement or event, for example), final portion, tail end.
5. A series of clicks used by sperm whales for communicating with each other.

Concepts

coda

conclusion

finale

Opposé de

anlaut, onset

Synonymes

finale

conclusion

ending

peroration

sequel

termination

stop

🛑

envoi

Traductions

coda

coda

Coda

Koda

coda

finale

coda

coda

الختام

koda

Finale

Schluss-Szene

Schlussszene

congedo

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkəʊ.də/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Italian coda (literally “tail”), from Latin cauda. Doublet of queue and cola.