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coherent [kəʊˈhɪərənt] adj
1. capable of logical and consistent speech, thought, etc. 2. logical; consistent and orderly 3. cohering or sticking together 4. (Physics / General Physics) Physics (of two or more waves) having the same phase or a fixed phase difference coherent light 5. (Mathematics) (of a system of units) consisting only of units the quotient or product of any two of which yield the unit of the resultant quantity coherently adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
coherent adjective 1. consistent, reasoned, organized, rational, logical, meaningful, systematic, orderly He has failed to work out a coherent strategy for modernising the service. consistent confusing, vague, meaningless, rambling, inconsistent, illogical, disjointed 2. articulate, lucid, comprehensible, intelligible He's so calm when he speaks in public. I wish I could be that coherent. articulate incomprehensible, unintelligible Translations coherent [kəʊˈhɪərənt] ADJ [person, theory, argument, behaviour] → coherente, congruente; [account, speech] → coherente incapable of coherent speech → incapaz de hablar coherentemente coherent adj (= comprehensible) → zusammenhängend; incapable of coherent speech → unfähig, zusammenhängend zu sprechen adj coherent [kəˈhiərənt] clear and logical He was able to give a coherent account of what had happened. samehangend مُتَماسِك، مُتَرابِط разбираем souvislý, logický sammenhængende; logisk zusammenhängend λογικός, συνεκτικός coherente selge, sidus منطقی؛ منسجم yhtenäinen, johdonmukainen cohérent הֶגיוֹנִי, בָּרוּר संबद्ध suvisao összefüggő jelas dan masuk akal samhangandi (og skÿr) coerente 筋の通った 일관된 aiškus, nuoseklus loģisks; sakarīgs koheren samenhangend sammenhengende og logisk, konsekvent spójny coerente coerent связный súvislý skladen, jasen koherentan sammanhängande, klar ซึ่งสอดคล้อง tutarlı 清晰有條理的 зв'язний, послідовний مدلل ، سہل ، آسان mạch lạc 清晰有条理的 adv coˈherently samehangende بِتَماسُك، بِتَرابُط ясно souvisle logiskt zusammenhängend λογικά, συνεκτικά coherentemente selgelt بطور منسجم johdonmukaisesti avec cohérence בְּהִגָיוֹן संसक्तता से povezan, spojen összefüggően dengan jelas skÿrlega, greinilega coerentemente 首尾一貫して 일관되게 nuosekliai loģiski; sakarīgi secara koheren samenhangend sammenhengende og logisk spójnie, logicznie coerentemente coerent, cu coerenţă связно súvisle povezano koherentno sammanhängande, klart อย่างสอดคล้อง tutarlı bir şekilde 清晰有條理地 зрозуміло; послідовно مدلل طریقے سے một cách mạch lạc 表达清楚地 n coˈherence samehang, verband تماسُك، ترابُط съгласуваност souvislost sammenhæng der Zusammenhang συνοχή, ειρμός coherencia selgus انسجام johdonmukaisuus cohérence רֶצֶף הֶגיוֹנִי, לְכִידוּת संसक्तता prianjanje, suvislost összefüggés pertalian samhengi coerenza 首尾一貫性 일관성 nuoseklumas loģiskums; sakarība; (domas) skaidrība kekoherenan samenhang sammenheng spoistość coerência coerenţă связность logická súvislosť razumljivost, ubranost koherentnost sammanhang ความสอดคล้อง tutarlılık 連貫性 зв'язність; послідовність آسانی ، منطقی sự gắn kết với nhau 一致性 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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With dim lights and tangled circumstance they tried to shape their thought and deed in noble agreement; but after all, to common eyes their struggles seemed mere inconsistency and formlessness; for these later-born Theresas were helped by no coherent social faith and order which could perform the function of knowledge for the ardently willing soul. She went on, talking somewhat at random, now of the recent past, then of their first meeting and their marriage; but presently I began to form a fairly coherent picture of their lives; and it seemed to me that my surmises had not been incorrect. * Out of the ethical incoherency and inconsistency of capitalism, the oligarchs emerged with a new ethics, coherent and definite, sharp and severe as steel, the most absurd and unscientific and at the same time the most potent ever possessed by any tyrant class. |
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