tricoherence

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noun

The condition of four waves having the same wavelength and phase

OriginEnglish coherence ← Middle French coherence ← Latin cohaerentia →
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Meanings

nountricoherence (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenatural sciencesThe condition of four waves having the same wavelength and phase

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  8. Proto-Italic*kom
  9. Proto-Italic*kom-
  10. Latincon-
  11. Latinhaereō
  12. Latincohaereō
  13. Latincohaerēns
  14. Latincohaerentia
  15. Middle Frenchcoherence
  16. Englishcoherence
  17. Englishtricoherence

From tri- + coherence.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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