interdisciplinary

[in-ter-dis-uh-pluh-ner-ee]

adjective

1. combining or involving two or more academic disciplines or fields of study.

   The economics and history departments are offering an interdisciplinary seminar on Asia.

2. combining or involving two or more professions, technologies, departments, or the like, as in business or industry.

interdisciplinary

/ ˌɪntəˈdɪsɪˌplɪnərɪ /

adjective

1. involving two or more academic disciplines

Word History and Origins

Origin of interdisciplinary¹

First recorded in 1935–40; inter- ( def. ) + disciplinary ( def. )

Example Sentences

The research introduces a broad, interdisciplinary effort to track how shark size changed through deep time.

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It aims to drive breakthroughs in interdisciplinary science by attracting top researchers from around the world to collaborate on challenging scientific problems.

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"One of the things that makes this work valuable is how interdisciplinary it was," Wagner said.

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"Beyond this modern lesson, it is always surprising to find real history hidden in myth -- and truly interdisciplinary research like ours can help uncover it."

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This interdisciplinary effort aims to shed light on climate and environmental evolution in the Upper Rhine Graben and southwestern Germany over the past 400,000 years.

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Related Words

• integrative 
• multidisciplinary