interdisciplinary

American  

[in-ter-dis-uh-pluh-ner-ee] / ˌɪn tərˈdɪs ə pləˌnɛr i /

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.

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interdisciplinary British  

/ ˌɪntəˈdɪsɪˌplɪnərɪ /

adjective

1. involving two or more academic disciplines

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Etymology

Origin of interdisciplinary

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

Compare meaning

How does interdisciplinary compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• interdisciplinary vs. multidisciplinary

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily

The research is being presented this weekend at Harvard University at an interdisciplinary conference on forgiveness.

From Washington Post

Our research brought interdisciplinary teams of scholars and practitioners together to develop a series of case studies examining basic income through the lens of different sectors.

From Salon

Presented in staggered phases, the first show features a neon work by the interdisciplinary artist Pamela Council in conversation with an installation by Dan Flavin, a renowned minimalist.

From New York Times

“No federal agency, including the CDC, had designed or tried to build a rapid-action, interdisciplinary, systematic biomedical surveillance network,” the report says.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• integrative
• multidisciplinary