coherent

Adjective
Synonyms: consistentlogicalorderedlucidtenacious

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (4)

  1. marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts“a coherent argument”Synonyms: consistentlogicalordered
  2. 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”Synonyms: logicallucid
  3. (physics) of waves having a constant phase relation
  4. sticking together“two coherent sheets”“tenacious burrs”Synonyms: tenacious
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Coherent \Co*her"ent\, a. [L. cohaerens, p. pr. See Cohere.]

1.Sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid or fluid. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]

2.Composed of mutually dependent parts; making a logical whole; consistent; as, a coherent plan, argument, or discourse. [1913 Webster]

3.Logically consistent; -- applied to persons; as, a coherent thinker. --Watts. [1913 Webster]

4.Suitable or suited; adapted; accordant. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Instruct my daughter how she shall persever, That time and place, with this deceit so lawful, May prove coherent.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

5.(Physics, Optics) Of or pertaining to electromagnetic waves that have a constant phase relationship with each other; having identical phase at all points; as, the coherent light produced by a laser. [PJC]

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