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• in´co|her´ent|ly — in|co|her|ent «IHN koh HIHR uhnt», adjective. 1. having or showing no logical connection of ideas; not coherent; disconnected; confused. 2. not sticking together. SYNONYM(S): loose. 3. Physics. having waves of irregular and random phases:… …   Useful english dictionary

• in|co|her|ent — «IHN koh HIHR uhnt», adjective. 1. having or showing no logical connection of ideas; not coherent; disconnected; confused. 2. not sticking together. SYNONYM(S): loose. 3. Physics. having waves of irregular and random phases: »incoherent radiation …   Useful english dictionary

• co|in|her|ent — «KOH ihn HIHR uhnt», adjective. being included or existing together in the same thing …   Useful english dictionary

• in|her´ent|ly — in|her|ent «ihn HIHR uhnt, HEHR », adjective. belonging to a person or thing as a quality or attribute; essential: »inherent honesty. In spite of flattery, the pretty girl kept her inherent modesty. There is an inherent tendency in opinion to… …   Useful english dictionary

• in|her|ent — «ihn HIHR uhnt, HEHR », adjective. belonging to a person or thing as a quality or attribute; essential: »inherent honesty. In spite of flattery, the pretty girl kept her inherent modesty. There is an inherent tendency in opinion to feed upon… …   Useful english dictionary

• ad|her´ent|ly — ad|her|ent «ad HIHR uhnt», noun, adjective. –n. a faithful supporter; follower: »Surrealism still has its numerous adherents (New Yorker). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under follower. (Cf. ↑follower) –adj. 1. sticking fast; clinging; …   Useful english dictionary

• ad|her|ent — «ad HIHR uhnt», noun, adjective. –n. a faithful supporter; follower: »Surrealism still has its numerous adherents (New Yorker). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under follower. (Cf. ↑follower) –adj. 1. sticking fast; clinging; …   Useful english dictionary

• co|her´ent|ly — co|her|ent «koh HIHR uhnt», adjective. 1. Figurative. logically connected; consistent: »The driver was so upset that he could not give a coherent account of the accident. A coherent sentence is easy to read and clear to understand. 2. sticking… …   Useful english dictionary

• co|her|ent — «koh HIHR uhnt», adjective. 1. Figurative. logically connected; consistent: »The driver was so upset that he could not give a coherent account of the accident. A coherent sentence is easy to read and clear to understand. 2. sticking together;… …   Useful english dictionary

• sem|i|ad|her|ent — «SEHM ee ad HIHR uhnt», adjective. Botany. having the lower half adherent, as a seed …   Useful english dictionary

• ent — ent; ent·amebiasis; ent·amoeba; ent·op·tic; ent·otic; ent·wick·lungs·ro·man; esu·ri·ent; ex·pe·di·ent·ist; ex·pe·di·ent·ly; ex·plod·ent; flu·ent·ly; flu·ent·ness; fo·di·ent; god·par·ent·hood; gra·di·ent·er; grand·par·ent; grand·par·ent·hood;… …   English syllables