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.]