semicoherent

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adjective

Partially coherent.

“semicoherent language”

OriginEnglish coherent ← Middle French coherent ← Latin cohaerēns →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Partially coherent.

    semicoherent language

    1 more example

    semicoherent radiation

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Latincohaereō
  6. Latincohaerēns
  7. Middle Frenchcoherent
  8. Englishcoherent
  9. Englishsemicoherent

From semi- + coherent.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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