Nucleus vs Coda - What's the difference?
nucleus | coda |
The core, central part (of something), round which others are assembled.
An initial part or version that will receive additions.
(chemistry, physics) The massive, positively charged central part of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons.
(cytology) A large organelle found in cells which contains genetic material.
(neuroanatomy) A ganglion, cluster of many neuronal bodies where synapsing occurs.
(linguistics) The central part of a syllable, most commonly a vowel.
(music) A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
(linguistics) 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.
The conclusion of a statement.
* 2014, (Paul Salopek), Blessed. Cursed. Claimed. , National Geographic (December 2014)[http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text]
As nouns the difference between nucleus and coda
is that nucleus is the core, central part (of something), round which others are assembled while coda is (music) a passage which brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.nucleus
English
(wikipedia nucleus)Noun
(en-noun)- This collection will form the nucleus of a new library.
Derived terms
* nucle- * nuclear * nuclease * nucleate, anucleate * nucleic acid * nuclein * nucleo- * nucleolar * nucleon * nucleotide * nuclide * atomic nucleus * cell nucleus * syllable nucleus, the central part of a syllable * sentence nucleus, the syllable which receives the greatest stress in a wordAnagrams
* English nouns with irregular plurals ----coda
English
Noun
(en noun)- The word ''salts'' has three consonants — ''/l/'', ''/t/'', and ''/s/'' — in its coda''', whereas the word ''glee'' has no '''coda at all.
- In gray stormy light, their painted eyes stare out at the Mediterranean—at Homer’s wine-dark sea, at a corridor into modernity. But in memory my walk’s true coda in the Middle East came earlier.
