non-coherent

non--co·her·ent

N n

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te koh-heer-uh nt, -her-]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ koʊˈhɪər ənt, -ˈhɛr-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te koh-heer-uh nt, -her-]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ koʊˈhɪər ənt, -ˈhɛr-/

Definitions of non-coherent word

adjective non-coherent logically connected; consistent: a coherent argument. 1
adjective non-coherent having a natural or due agreement of parts; harmonious: a coherent design. 1
adjective non-coherent cohering; sticking together: a coherent mass of sticky candies. 1
adjective non-coherent Physics, Optics. of or relating to waves that maintain a fixed phase relationship, as in coherent light, or light in which the electromagnetic waves maintain a fixed and predictable phase relationship with each other over a period of time. See also laser. 1

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

1570-80; < Medieval Latin cohērent-, variant of Latin cohaerent- (stem of cohaerēns), present participle of cohaerēre. See cohere, -ent

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".