coda
English
/ˈkəʊ.də/, /ˈkoʊ.də/
noun
Definitions
- (music) A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
- (phonology) The optional final part of a syllable, placed after its nucleus, and usually composed of one or more consonants.
- (geology) 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.
- (figuratively) A conclusion (of a statement or event, for example), final portion, tail end.
- (alternative spelling of) CODA
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian coda (tail).
Origin
Italian (Fiorentino)
coda
Gloss
tail
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
尾
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- codaless English
- codalike English
- codilla English
- cauda Latin
- coda Latin
- Coda German
- batticoda Italian
- coda Italian
- codibianco Italian
- codimozzo Italian
- codino Italian
- paracoda Italian
- sottocoda Italian
- coda French
- cohete Spanish, Castilian
- cohetería Spanish, Castilian
- foguete Portuguese
- coet Catalan, Valencian
- foguete Galician
- kuwitis Cebuano
- kuwitis Tagalog