Main Entry: co·her·ent

Pronunciation: \-ənt\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French cohérent, from Latin cohaerent-, cohaerens, present participle of cohaerēre

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