COHERENT

adjective Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French cohérent, from Latin cohaerent-, cohaerens, present participle of cohaerēre Date: circa 1555 1. logically or aesthetically ordered or integrated ; consistent , having clarity or intelligibility ; understandable , having the quality of cohering, 3. relating to or composed of waves having a constant difference in phase , producing ~ light , ~ly adverb