coherent

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But at least it's rational and coherent, which is more than you can say for John McCain's position.

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  1. adjective Sticking together; cohering.
  2. adjective Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts: a coherent essay.
  3. adjective Physics Of, relating to, or having waves with similar direction, amplitude, and phase that are capable of exhibiting interference.
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  • But at least it's rational and coherent, which is more than you can say for John McCain's position. —  democracyarsenal.org
  • Even though seemingly coherent, a person who has hit her / his head really isn't necessarily in a reasonable state to make medical decisions. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • This one seemed less convoluted and somewhat more coherent, and there were some nice character moments.
  • The only good thing about Kara is that she's making Paula look like a coherent, beautiful angel. ha ha —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • This discussion reviews the merits and limitations of non-coherent (or non-laser) light sources in confocal microscopy, both as light sources for confocal illumination and as secondary sources for widefield microscopy in confocal microscopes.
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  1. = French cohérent = Spanish Portuguese coherente = Italian coerente, from Latin cohœren(t-)s, present participle of cohœrere, stick together, cohere: see cohere.
 

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