anticoherent

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adjective

Having the same wavelength and phase but the opposite direction

OriginEnglish coherent ← Middle French coherent ← Latin cohaerēns →
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Meanings

adjectiveanticoherent (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenatural sciencesHaving the same wavelength and phase but the opposite direction

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  9. Proto-Italic*kom
  10. Proto-Italic*kom-
  11. Latincon-
  12. Latinhaereō
  13. Latincohaereō
  14. Latincohaerēns
  15. Middle Frenchcoherent
  16. Englishcoherent
  17. Englishanticoherent

From anti- + coherent.

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APA

anticoherent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticoherent

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“anticoherent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticoherent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticoherent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticoherent.

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