coda

Meaning

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.

Opposite of

anlaut, onset

Synonyms

finale

conclusion

ending

peroration

sequel

termination

stop

🛑

envoi

Translations

coda

coda

Koda

Coda

coda

finale

coda

coda

coda

desfecho

الختام

koda

Finale

Schluss-Szene

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkəʊ.də/

Etymology

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