Associations to the word «Coherent»

Wiktionary

COHERENT, adjective. Unified; sticking together; making up a whole.
COHERENT, adjective. Orderly, logical and consistent.
COHERENT, adjective. Aesthetically ordered.
COHERENT, adjective. Having a natural or due agreement of parts; harmonious: a coherent design.
COHERENT, adjective. (physics) Of waves having the same direction, wavelength and phase, as light in a laser.
COHERENT, adjective. (botany) Attaching or pressing against an organ of the same nature.
COHERENT, adjective. (math) (of a sheaf) Belonging to a specific class of sheaves having particularly manageable properties closely linked to the geometrical properties of the underlying space.
COHERENT LIGHT, noun. (physics) Light of a uniform wavelength and phase; as used in lasers

Dictionary definition

COHERENT, adjective. Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument".
COHERENT, adjective. 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".
COHERENT, adjective. (physics) of waves having a constant phase relation.
COHERENT, adjective. Sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy