cohere /kō-hērˈ/

1. To stick together
2. To be consistent

To fit together in a consistent, orderly whole

cohēˈrence or cohēˈrency noun

1. A tendency to cohere
2. A sticking together
3. Consistency

cohērˈent adjective

1. Consistent or orderly in thought or speech
2. Sticking together
3. Connected
4. (of a system of units) such that one unit multiplied or divided by another gives a third unit in the system exactly
5. (of a beam of radiation) showing definite, not random, relationships between points in a cross-section

cohērˈently adverb

cohērˈer noun

Formerly, an apparatus for detection of electric waves by reduced resistance of imperfect contact, as if by cohesion

cohēsibilˈity noun

cohēsible /-hēzˈ/ adjective

Capable of cohesion

cohēˈsion /-zhən/ noun

1. The act of sticking together
2. A form of attraction by which particles of bodies stick together
3. Concrescence of like parts (botany)
4. Logical connection

cohēˈsive /-siv or -ziv/ adjective

1. Having the power of cohering
2. Tending to unite into a mass

coheˈsively adverb

• disputatiously
• disputatiousness
• disputative
• disputatively
• disputativeness
• disputativenesses
• dispute
• disputed
• disputer
• disputers
• disputes
• disputing
• disqualifiable
• disqualification
• disqualified
• disqualifier
• disqualifiers
• disqualifies
• disqualify
• disqualifying
• disquiet
• disquieted
• disquieten
• disquietful
• disquieting