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English adjective: coherent

1. coherent marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts


SamplesA coherent argument.


Synonymsconsistent, logical, ordered


Similarseamless


See alsological, rational


Antonymsincoherent

2. coherent capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner


SamplesA lucid thinker.
She was more coherent than she had been just after the accident.


Synonymslogical, lucid


Similarrational


Antonymsirrational

3. coherent (physics) of waves having a constant phase relation


Antonymsincoherent

4. coherent sticking together


SamplesTwo coherent sheets.
Tenacious burrs.


Synonymstenacious


Similaradhesive


Antonymsnonadhesive









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