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Coherent Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Coherent
(a.)
Suitable or suited; adapted; accordant.
(a.)
Sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid or fluid.
(a.)
Logically consistent; -- applied to persons; as, a coherent thinker.
(a.)
Composed of mutually dependent parts; making a logical whole; consistent; as, a coherent plan, argument, or discourse.
(a.)
Suitable or suited; adapted; accordant.
(a.)
Sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid or fluid.
(a.)
Logically consistent; -- applied to persons; as, a coherent thinker.
(a.)
Composed of mutually dependent parts; making a logical whole; consistent; as, a coherent plan, argument, or discourse.
| WordNet 2.0 |
coherent
Adjective
1. marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument"
(antonym) incoherent
(similar) consistent, logical, ordered, orderly
(see-also) logical
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"
(synonym) logical, lucid
(similar) rational
3. sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs"
(synonym) tenacious
(similar) adhesive
Adjective
1. marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument"
(antonym) incoherent
(similar) consistent, logical, ordered, orderly
(see-also) logical
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"
(synonym) logical, lucid
(similar) rational
3. sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs"
(synonym) tenacious
(similar) adhesive
| hEnglish - advanced version |
coherent
coherent
\co*her"ent\ (?), a. [l. cohaerens, p. pr. see cohere.]
1. sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid or fluid.
2. composed of mutually dependent parts; making a logical whole; consistent; as, a coherent plan, argument, or discourse.
3. logically consistent; -- applied to persons; as, a coherent thinker.
4. suitable or suited; adapted; accordant. [obs.] instruct my daughter how she shall persever, that time and place, with this deceit so lawful, may prove coherent.
coherent
adj
1. marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument" [ant: incoherent]
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" [syn: logical, lucid]
3. sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs" [syn: tenacious]
coherent
\co*her"ent\ (?), a. [l. cohaerens, p. pr. see cohere.]
1. sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid or fluid.
2. composed of mutually dependent parts; making a logical whole; consistent; as, a coherent plan, argument, or discourse.
3. logically consistent; -- applied to persons; as, a coherent thinker.
4. suitable or suited; adapted; accordant. [obs.] instruct my daughter how she shall persever, that time and place, with this deceit so lawful, may prove coherent.
coherent
adj
1. marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument" [ant: incoherent]
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" [syn: logical, lucid]
3. sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs" [syn: tenacious]
Coherent Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Fiber Optics, Optical Networking Terms |
Coherent
A set of light waves that are in-sync together (known as being "in phase").
A set of light waves that are in-sync together (known as being "in phase").
| Telecommunication Standard Terms |
coherent
Pertaining to a fixed phase relationship between corresponding points on an electromagnetic wave. (188 ) Note: A truly coherent wave would be perfectly coherent at all points in space. In practice, however, the region of high coherence may extend over only a finite distance.
Pertaining to a fixed phase relationship between corresponding points on an electromagnetic wave. (188 ) Note: A truly coherent wave would be perfectly coherent at all points in space. In practice, however, the region of high coherence may extend over only a finite distance.
| Agricultural Glossary/yigini2004 |
coherent
—Means that two-thirds or more of the soil material, whether composed of peds or not, will remain united at the given moisture stage unless force is applied.
—Means that two-thirds or more of the soil material, whether composed of peds or not, will remain united at the given moisture stage unless force is applied.
Coherent Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Coherent (adj.)
thak-, thakik
thak-, thakik
Coherent Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Company Info: Ticker, Name, Description |
COHR
Coherent, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Designs, manufactures, and sells a diversified selection of laser-based photonic products which provides photonics solutions to the commercial, scientific, and telecom markets.
Coherent, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Designs, manufactures, and sells a diversified selection of laser-based photonic products which provides photonics solutions to the commercial, scientific, and telecom markets.
Coherent Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Coherence
Coherence or coherent can refer to:
- Coherence (cognitive science), a property of mental/cognitive states
- Coherence (linguistics), what makes a text semantically meaningful
- Coherence (physics), a property of waves
- Quantum coherence
- Coherence time (communications systems), duration when a communication channel can be assumed to be constant.
- Coherence (software), a component of Parallels Desktop for Mac, the Windows virtualization software
- Coherence (music theory), a synonym for strict Rothenberg propriety in diatonic set theory
- Memory coherence, a concept in computer architecture
- Cache coherence
- Coherentism, an epistemological theory
- Coherent (company), a company specializing in equipment to make and measure coherent light
- Coherent (operating system), a UNIX clone operating system
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