interdisciplinary

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

/ ˌɪn tərˈdɪs ə pləˌnɛr i /

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adjective

combining or involving two or more academic disciplines or fields of study: The economics and history departments are offering an interdisciplinary seminar on Asia.

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

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Origin of interdisciplinary

First recorded in 1935–40; inter- + disciplinary

Words nearby interdisciplinary

interdiction, interdict list, interdictory, interdigitate, interdimensional, interdisciplinary, interest, interested, interesterification, interest group, interesting

How to use interdisciplinary in a sentence

“Virtual reality has been transforming the world for decades,” said Jaron Lanier, an interdisciplinary scientist at Microsoft.
Virtual reality is starting to see actual gains in gaming|Noah Smith|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
The Smithsonian has educational programs that explore current events and an interdisciplinary approach that many teachers and students enjoy, Bunch said.
Smithsonian partners with PBS to share educational programs online|Peggy McGlone|January 12, 2021|Washington Post
She says, “What excites me is what we can achieve by being interdisciplinary and bringing together these levels of expertise to generate more sustainable materials.”
Creating new polymers, and upcycling the old ones|Katie McLean|December 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Her team is one of many working across the globe on interdisciplinary efforts considered part of the field of planetary health.
The fight to stop the next pandemic starts in the jungles of Borneo|Brian Barth|December 2, 2020|Popular-Science

Schlacter is an interdisciplinary artist and designer from Brooklyn, New York.
Transformer unveils this year’s ‘Queer Threads’ exhibits|Parker Purifoy|October 22, 2020|Washington Blade
She studied interdisciplinary drama at NYU to learn how to create and produce theater.
‘Matilda’ Star Mara Wilson Reviews ‘Matilda the Musical’|Ramin Setoodeh|April 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
So it was with Ariel Anbar, a student at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya studying politics.
Young Israeli Rightists Choose Between Ultra-Nationalists|Elisheva Goldberg|January 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The frontier ethnographer then, because of his interdisciplinary approach, can capture the spirit of pioneer life.
The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784|George D. Wolf

British Dictionary definitions for interdisciplinary

interdisciplinary

/ (ˌɪntəˈdɪsɪˌplɪnərɪ) /

adjective

involving two or more academic disciplines

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