Definitions for coherentkoʊˈhɪər ənt, -ˈhɛr-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

co•her•entkoʊˈhɪər ənt, -ˈhɛr-(adj.)

  1. logically connected; consistent.

  2. cohering; sticking together.

  3. having a natural agreement of parts; harmonious.

  4. Physics. of or pertaining to waves that maintain a fixed phase relationship.

    Category: Physics, Optics

Origin of coherent:

1570–80; < L

co•her′ent•ly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. coherent, consistent, logical, ordered(adj)

    marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts

    "a coherent argument"

  2. coherent, logical, lucid(adj)

    capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

    "a lucid thinker"; "she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident"

  3. coherent(adj)

    (physics) of waves having a constant phase relation

  4. coherent, tenacious(adj)

    sticking together

    "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs"

Wiktionary

  1. coherent(Adjective)

    Sticking together

  2. coherent(Adjective)

    Orderly, logical and consistent.

  3. coherent(Adjective)

    Aesthetically ordered

  4. coherent(Adjective)

    Of waves having the same direction, wavelength and phase, as light in a laser.

  5. coherent(Adjective)

    Attaching or pressing against an organ of the same nature.

  6. Origin: From cohaerens, from co- + haereo.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Coherent(adj)

    sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid or fluid

  2. Coherent(adj)

    composed of mutually dependent parts; making a logical whole; consistent; as, a coherent plan, argument, or discourse

  3. Coherent(adj)

    logically consistent; -- applied to persons; as, a coherent thinker

  4. Coherent(adj)

    suitable or suited; adapted; accordant


Translations for coherent

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

coherent(adjective)

clear and logical

He was able to give a coherent account of what had happened.

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