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coherency

Syllables: co·he·ren·cy/kəʊˈhɪə.ɹən.si/US/koʊˈhɪə.ɹən.si/

coherency noun: the state of being coherent; a coherent relationship.

Noun

coherency (countable and uncountable, plural coherencies)

  1. The state of being coherent; a coherent relationship.
    • even in all things therein created, there must be some image, somewhat resembling, and having coherencie with the workeman that wrought and framed them.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
    • By ten o’clock the police organisation, and by midday even the railway organisations, were losing coherency, losing shape and efficiency, guttering, softening, running at last in that swift liquefaction of the social body.1895–1897, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “The Exodus from London”, in The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, published 1898, →OCLC, book I (The Coming of the Martians), page 150

coherency meaning in Tamil

coherency in Tamil

ஒத்தியல் பண்பு, ஓரியல் பண்பு

Forms of coherency

pluralcoherencies

Origin of coherency

From Latin cohaerēntia.

Words formed from coherency

Questions about coherency

What does coherency mean?
Coherency means the state of being coherent; a coherent relationship.
What is coherency in Tamil?
Coherency in Tamil is ஒத்தியல் பண்பு, ஓரியல் பண்பு. See Coherency meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is coherency?
Coherency is a noun.
How do you pronounce coherency?
Coherency is pronounced /kəʊˈhɪə.ɹən.si/ (UK).
What is the plural of coherency?
The plural of coherency is coherencies.

Words near coherency in the dictionary

  1. cohered
  2. coherence
  3. coherence time
  4. coherences
  5. coherencies
  6. coherency
  7. coherent
  8. coherent light
  9. coherentism
  10. coherentisms
  11. coherentist

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