coherald

[Pref. co con, and herald (q.v.).] A joint herald; one who acts as a herald jointly with another. IMG:content-0117.png:[blocks in formation] "-Locke: "Coherence of discourse, and a direct tendency of all the parts of it to the argument in hand, Preface to St. Paul's Epistles . 3. Agreement or unity between members of a body or community, . "The semblable coherence of his men's spirits and his." Henry IV., Pt . II ., v. 1. 73. cō-hër-ent, a. [Fr. cohérent , Lat. cohærens, pr. par. of cohæreo =to cohere, to stick together.] I. Lit .: Cohering, sticking, or adhering together; united as parts of the same ma . "To the observer on the summit of Mount Blanc the blue is as uniform and coherent as if it formed the surface of the most close grained solid, of Science, 3d ed., vii. 152. II. Figuratively: 1. Connected, united. " 966 *4. Agreeing, suitable, fit, convenient, accordant. "That time and place, with this deceit so lawful, May prove coherent.' *cō-hër-en-tif-ic, a . [Eng. coherent ; - connect- ive; suff. -fic , from Lat.facio to make, to cause.] Causing coherence or cohesion. "Cohesive or coherentific force." -Cole ridge. cō-hër-ent-lý, adv . [Eng. coherent; -ly.] In a coherent manner, connectedly, with due connection or coherence. IMG:content-0118.png:[blocks in formation] A. Ordinary Language: I. Literally: IMG:content-0119.png:[blocks in formation] "What cause of their cohesion can you find?" Black more. *II. Fig .: Connection, dependence, relation, coherence. "In their tender years, ideas that have no natural cohe . sion come to be united in their heads."-Locke. B. Technically : 1. Nat . Phil .: The force which unites two mole cules of the same nature; as, for instance, two mol ecules of iron or two molecules of water. It is strongly excited in solids, le strongly in liquids, and not at all in gases. It varies not merely according to the nature of different bodies, but also with the arrangement of molecules in the same body; thus the tempering of steel alters the molecular arrangement in that substance, with the effect also of altering its cohesion. Tenacity, hardne , ductility, ., arise from modifications in their cohe sion. (Ganot.) 2. Bot .: The union of one organ with another, or separated. any two parts which in their normal state are