Adjective: coherent kow'heer-unt or ku'heer-unt
- Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
"a coherent argument";
- consistent, logical, ordered
- Capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
"she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident";
- logical, lucid
- (physics) of waves having a constant phase relation
"The coherent light from the laser was used in the experiment"
- Sticking together
"two coherent sheets";
- tenacious
See also: adhesive, logical, rational, seamless
Antonym: incoherent
Encyclopedia: Coherent