coherent

co·her·ent  (k-hîrnt, -hr-)

adj.

1. Sticking together; cohering.

2. Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts: a coherent essay.

3. Physics Of, relating to, or having waves with similar direction, amplitude, and phase that are capable of exhibiting interference.

4. Of or relating to a system of units of measurement in which a small number of basic units are defined from which all others in the system are derived by multiplication or division only.

5. Botany Sticking to but not fused with a part or an organ of the same kind.

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co·herent·ly adv.

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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

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	coherent - marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument" consistent, logical, ordered logical - capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning; "a logical mind" rational - consistent with or based on or using reason; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought" incoherent - without logical or meaningful connection; "a turgid incoherent presentation"
	2.	coherent - 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" lucid, logical rational - consistent with or based on or using reason; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought"
	3.	coherent - (physics) of waves having a constant phase relation natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" incoherent - (physics) of waves having no stable definite or stable phase relation
	4.	coherent - sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs" tenacious adhesive - tending to adhere

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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

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coherent [kəʊˈhɪərənt] adj [person, speech] → cohérent(e)

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coherent

adj

(= comprehensible) → zusammenhängend; incapable of coherent speech → unfähig, zusammenhängend zu sprechen

(= cohesive) logic, reasoning etc → kohärent, schlüssig; case → schlüssig

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coherent [kəʊˈhɪərənt] adj → coerente

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coherent [kəʊˈhɪərənt] adj → coerente

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coherent

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