coherence
gb/koʊhˈɪɹəns/ us/koʊhˈɪɹəns/
B2
Engleză
~ 9500
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Substantiv
formal
B2
property
1
logical consistency and clarity
The quality of speech, writing, or ideas being clear and all fitting together in a logical way.
Tipar de utilizare:
the coherence of [an argument/writing/plan]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners often confuse 'coherence' with 'cohesion' in writing. 'Coherence' is about the logical flow of ideas, while 'cohesion' is about the links between sentences and paragraphs (for example, using words like 'however', 'therefore'). Another mistake is using 'coherence' as an adjective; the correct adjective is 'coherent'.
Sinonime
consistency (Very close in meaning; often used for ideas following the same logic or rules, not just clear structure in communication.)
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clarity (Focuses more on being easy to understand, while 'coherence' focuses on parts fitting together logically.)
Antonime
incoherence (Direct opposite; describes speech, writing, or thought that does not connect in a clear or logical way.)
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confusion (Emphasizes the result of poor coherence in ideas or communication.)
Colocații
logical coherence
|lack of coherence
|internal coherence
|coherence of the argument
|overall coherence
Teme
communication
|education
|logic
|work
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- The report lacks coherence and is difficult to understand.
- Her lecture had impressive coherence, moving smoothly from one point to the next.
- Editors are responsible for checking the coherence of the final text.
- He questioned the coherence of the government's economic strategy.
- Good paragraphs add to the overall coherence of an essay.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The essay has good coherence, so it is easy to read.
- There is no coherence in his story; it changes all the time.
- The teacher asked us to improve the coherence of our paragraphs.
- I lost coherence when I tried to speak too fast.
- Strong coherence helps the reader follow your ideas.
Substantiv
formal
C1
property
2
quality of forming a unified whole
The quality of many parts working well together as one whole thing.
Tipar de utilizare:
the coherence of [a group/system/policy]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may overuse this sense when they only mean simple 'unity' or 'teamwork'. Use 'coherence' when you want to stress that the parts fit together in a structured and stable way, not just that people are friendly or agree.
Sinonime
unity (Stresses being together as one, especially in groups of people; 'coherence' focuses more on how well the parts fit and work together.)
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integration (Focuses on parts being combined into a whole; 'coherence' also implies that the whole makes sense and is stable.)
Antonime
fragmentation (Describes something breaking into separate parts so that it no longer works as a whole, the opposite of coherence.)
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disunity (Emphasizes that people or parts are not together or aligned, which breaks coherence.)
Colocații
social coherence
|group coherence
|policy coherence
|coherence of the team
|maintain coherence
Teme
society
|politics
|business
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- The new manager helped restore coherence in the department after months of conflict.
- Policy coherence across different ministries is essential for effective climate action.
- The film lacks emotional coherence, jumping between very different tones.
- Cultural festivals can strengthen social coherence within a community.
- Over time, the movement lost its coherence and split into smaller groups.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- Strong rules can help keep coherence in a group.
- There is little coherence in the company, so teams do not work well together.
- The government wants more coherence between health and education plans.
- The story has no emotional coherence; the parts do not feel like one story.
- We must protect the coherence of our project as we add new ideas.
Substantiv
technical
C1
property
3
wave property: fixed phase relation
In physics, a quality of waves like light or sound, when they stay in step with each other so they can mix in a clear pattern.
Tipar de utilizare:
the coherence of [a light source/waves]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes mix the everyday sense of 'coherence' with the physics meaning. In scientific texts about waves, 'coherence' almost always refers to the phase relationship of waves, not to clarity or logical order.
Sinonime
correlation (In this context, refers to a statistical or physical relationship between waves; 'coherence' is a more specific technical term about phase.)
Antonime
incoherence (In wave physics, describes waves that do not maintain a fixed phase relation, so they do not interfere in a stable way.)
Colocații
temporal coherence
|spatial coherence
|quantum coherence
|coherence length
|coherence time
Teme
science
|technology
Exemple
- Lasers are widely used because their high coherence makes them ideal for precise measurements.
- The experiment depends on maintaining quantum coherence for as long as possible.
- Spatial coherence determines how well a beam of light can be focused.
- Thermal light sources have much lower coherence than lasers.
- We measured the coherence length of the source using an interferometer.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- A laser has a high level of coherence.
- In this experiment, we try not to lose coherence of the light waves.
- Quantum computers must protect the coherence of quantum states.
- Low coherence makes the interference pattern weak.
- The coherence time tells us how long the waves stay in step.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
coherence
IPA
GB/koʊhˈɪɹəns/
US/koʊhˈɪɹəns/
Silabe și accent
co - her - ence (3 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (her)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: coherence
- Plural: coherence, coherences
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