English

Noun

1. A passage which brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
2. The optional final part of a syllable, placed after its nucleus, and usually composed of one or more consonants.

   The word salts has three consonants — /l/, /t/, and /s/ — in its coda, whereas the word glee has no coda at all.

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. The conclusion of a statement.

See also

• chorus
• onset
• refrain

• rime
• vowel

Noun

1. A musical coda.
2. A syllable coda.

Verb