1. the quality or state of being logically consistent and easy to understand
2. in physics, the property of waves or signals that have a fixed phase relationship
Usage: technical; physics

Examples

• The coherency of her argument impressed the judges.
• The essay lacked coherency because the paragraphs did not connect logically.
• Good writing requires coherency between sentences and ideas.
• The coherency of the light beam made the laser effective.
• Without coherency in the narrative, readers became confused.
• The speaker maintained coherency throughout the presentation despite the difficult topic.