INCOHERENT


Meaning of INCOHERENT in English

— incoherently , adv.

/in'koh hear"euhnt, -her"-/ , adj.

1. without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling: an incoherent sentence.

2. characterized by such thought or language, as a person: incoherent with rage.

3. not coherent or cohering: an incoherent mixture.

4. lacking physical cohesion; loose: incoherent dust.

5. lacking unity or harmony of elements: an incoherent public.

6. lacking congruity of parts; uncoordinated.

7. different or incompatible by nature, as things.

8. Physics. (of a wave) having a low degree of coherence. Cf. coherent (def. 4).

[ 1620-30; IN- 3 + COHERENT ]

Syn. 1. confused, irrational, muddled.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .