incoherent
Americanadjective
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without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling.
an incoherent sentence.
- Synonyms:
- muddled, irrational, confused
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characterized by such thought or language, as a person.
incoherent with rage.
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not coherent or cohering.
an incoherent mixture.
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lacking physical cohesion; loose.
incoherent dust.
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lacking unity or harmony of elements.
an incoherent public.
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lacking congruity of parts; uncoordinated.
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different or incompatible by nature, as things.
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Physics. (of a wave) having a low degree of coherence.
adjective
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lacking in clarity or organization; disordered
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unable to express oneself clearly; inarticulate
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physics (of two or more waves) having the same frequency but not the same phase
incoherent light
Other Word Forms
- incoherence noun
- incoherently adverb
Etymology
Origin of incoherent
Example Sentences
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Even light that has become partially incoherent can still perform useful work, just less effectively than fully coherent light.
From Science Daily
Thanks to a Dolby Creator Lab Grant, Stern was able to work with Wild to shape a purposefully incoherent soundscape, using Dolby Atmos to fling sounds all around.
From Los Angeles Times
By Thursday, September 18, 2008, however, the big picture had grown so unstable that the small picture had become nearly incoherent to him.
From Literature
He said he grew suspicious when someone asked him for a retroactive approval of the order with incoherent documents produced after it was made, and reported this to his superiors.
From Barron's
Musk’s fascination with the land of Hope and Glory strikes me as blending his commercial interests and his incoherent techno-libertarian philosophy with more intimate and emotional elements.
From Salon
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