coherent

See also cohérent

English

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Etymology

From Latin cohaērēns, from co- + haereō.

Alternative forms

• cohærent (archaic)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /kəʊˈhɪəɹənt/
• (Canada) IPA: /koːˈhirənt/
• (US) IPA: /koʊˈhɛrənt/, /koʊˈhirənt/

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Adjective

coherent (comparative more coherent, superlative most coherent)

1. Sticking together
2. Orderly, logical and consistent.
3. Aesthetically ordered
4. (physics) Of waves having the same direction, wavelength and phase, as light in a laser.
5. (botany) Attaching or pressing against an organ of the same nature.

Antonyms

• incoherent

Related terms

• adherent
• coherence
• cohere
• cohesive
• inherent

Translations

sticking together

Bulgarian: свързан (bg), съгласуван (bg) Catalan: coherent (ca) Czech: soudržný (cs) m. Finnish: koherentti (fi), yhtenäinen (fi)

Greek: συνεκτικός (el) (synektikós) m., συναφής (el) (synafís) m., συνδεδεμένος (el) (syndedeménos) m. Russian: связный (ru) (svjáznyj) Spanish: coherente (es)

orderly, logical and consistent

Bulgarian: ясен (bg), последователен (bg) Catalan: coherent (ca) Czech: souvislý (cs) m., ucelený (cs) Finnish: koherentti (fi), johdonmukainen (fi) French: cohérent (fr) m. German: kohärent (de)

Greek: συνεκτικός (el) (synektikós) m. Hungarian: egységes (hu), koherens (hu) Russian: связный (ru) (svjáznyj), последовательный (ru) (poslédovatel'nyj) Scottish Gaelic: pongail (gd) Spanish: coherente (es)

of waves having the same direction, wavelength and phase

Bulgarian: кохерентен (bg) Catalan: coherent (ca) Czech: koherentní (cs) Finnish: koherentti, samanvaiheinen French: cohérent (fr)

German: kohärent (de) Greek: σύμφωνος (el) (sýmfonos) m. Russian: когерентный (ru) (kogeréntnyj) Spanish: coherente (es)

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Hebrew: ברור (bɑrur), עקבי (ʿikvi), קוֹהֶרֶנְטִי (coherɑnti) Swedish: sammanhängande

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ent

Adjective

coherent m. (feminine coherent, masculine plural coherents, feminine plural coherents)

1. coherent

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Latin

Verb

cohērent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of cohēreō