Thesaurus: coherent

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1. a. Sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid or fluid.
2. a. Composed of mutually dependent parts; making a logical whole; consistent; as, a coherent plan, argument, or discourse.
3. a. Logically consistent; -- applied to persons; as, a coherent thinker.
4. a. Suitable or suited; adapted; accordant.
5. adj. marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
6. adj. capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
7. adj. (physics) of waves having a constant phase relation
8. adj. sticking together
9. 1. Sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid or fluid. Arbuthnot. 2. Composed of mutually dependent parts; making a logical whole; consistent; as, a coherent plan, argument, or discourse. 3. Logically consistent; -- applied to persons; as, a coherent thinker. Watts. 4. Suitable or suited; adapted; accordant. [Obs.] Instruct my daughter how she shall persever, That time and place, with this deceit so lawful, May prove coherent. Shak.
10. j:100 a. marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts s. capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner a. (physics) of waves having a constant phase relation s. sticking together