coherent

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   sticking together

   two coherent sheets

2. 2
   adj

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

   a coherent argument

3. 3
   adj

   Unified; sticking together; making up a whole.

   These people professed that the universe was one coherent thing; but they were not fond of the universe.

4. 4
   adj

   Orderly, logical and consistent.

   At present she is unable to give any coherent account of the past, and the doctors hold out no hopes of the reestablishment of her reason.

5. 5
   adj

   (physics) of waves having a constant phase relation

6. 6
   adj

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

7. 7
   adj

   Aesthetically ordered.

8. 8
   adj

   Having a natural or due agreement of parts; harmonious: a coherent design.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin haereō Latin cohaereō Latin cohaerēnsder. Middle French coherentder. English coherent From Middle French coherent, from Latin cohaērēns, from co- + haereō. By surface analysis, cohere + -ent.