coda
IPA: kˈoʊdʌ
noun
- (music) A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
- (phonology) The optional final sound of a syllable or word, occurring 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.
- (figurative) A conclusion (of a statement or event, for example), final portion, tail end.
- A person born hearing to deaf parents.
- Alternative spelling of CODA [A person born hearing to deaf parents.]
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Examples of "coda" in Sentences
- The book ends with a coda.
- The coda is free and full of flurries.
- The piece is in ternary form with a coda.
- The concerto ends in an exhilarating coda.
- The coda is played by the orchestra alone.
- The concerto then concludes with a frenetic coda.
- The theme is finally resolved in the concluding coda.
- A chorale reminiscent of the introduction leads to the coda.
- The most obvious differences occur in the coda of the Finale.
- The coda leads without a break to the final movement of the suite.