co·her·ent

[koh-heer-uhnt, -her-]
adjective
1.
logically connected; consistent: a coherent argument.
2.
cohering; sticking together: a coherent mass of sticky candies.
3.
having a natural or due agreement of parts; harmonious: a coherent design.
4.
Physics, Optics. of or pertaining to waves that maintain a fixed phase relationship, as in coherent light.
Compare laser.


Origin:
1570–80; < Medieval Latin cohērent-, variant of Latin cohaerent- (stem of cohaerēns), present participle of cohaerēre. See cohere, -ent

co·her·ent·ly, adverb
non·co·her·ent, adjective
non·co·her·ent·ly, adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To coherent
00:10
Coherent is an LSAT word you need to know.
So is subsidiary. Does it mean:
without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional:
secondary, subordinate, auxiliary
Collins
World English Dictionary
coherent (kəʊˈhɪərənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  capable of logical and consistent speech, thought, etc
2.  logical; consistent and orderly
3.  cohering or sticking together
4.  physics (of two or more waves) having the same phase or a fixed phase difference: coherent light
5.  (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
 
co'herently
 
adv

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

coherent
1550s, from M.Fr. cohérent, from L. cohærentem (nom. cohærens), prp. of cohærere "cohere," from com- "together" + hærere "to stick" (see hesitation).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Example sentences
He has made corrections and revisions and has made coherent arguments.
Although the agents are atomized and disorganized, the violence is communal and
  coherent.
And whereas many measures of depression and sadness have been defined, a
  coherent description of happiness remains elusive.
Nor does either of the two parties have a coherent political agenda.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT