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Adjective: coherent  kow'heer-unt or ku'heer-unt
  1. Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
    "a coherent argument";
    - consistent, logical, ordered
  2. Capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
    "she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident";
    - logical, lucid
  3. (physics) of waves having a constant phase relation
  4. Sticking together
    "two coherent sheets";
    - tenacious

See also: adhesive, logical, rational, seamless

Antonym: incoherent

Encyclopedia: Coherent