adj.
Pronunciation: - ə nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French cohérent, from Latin cohaerent-, cohaerens, present participle of cohaer ē re
Date: circa 1555
1 a : logically or aesthetically ordered or integrated : CONSISTENT < coherent style> <a coherent argument> b : having clarity or intelligibility : UNDERSTANDABLE <a coherent person> <a coherent passage>
2 : having the quality of cohering especially : COHESIVE , COORDINATED <a coherent plan for action>
3 a : relating to or composed of waves having a constant difference in phase < coherent light> b : producing coherent light <a coherent source>
– co · her · ent · ly adverb