transdisciplinary

[ tranz-dis-uh-pluh-ner-ee, trans- ]

adjective

1. integrating or uniting several usually separate branches of learning or fields of expertise: Compare interdisciplinary ( def ), multidisciplinary ( def ).

   The goal of the project was to build transdisciplinary cooperation between the arts and sciences.

Word History and Origins

Origin of transdisciplinary¹

First recorded in 1945–50; trans- ( def ) + disciplinary ( def )