A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
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The optional final part of a syllable, placed after its nucleus, and usually composed of one or more consonants.
The word βsaltsβ has three consonants β /l/, /t/, and /s/ β in its coda, whereas the word βgleeβ has no coda at all.
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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.
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A conclusion (of a statement or event, for example), final portion, tail end.