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interdisciplinary

interdisciplinary

12 6.7
Work or study that uses more than one subject, like science and art
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪntərˈdɪsəplɪˌnɛri/
translation icon : interdisciplinario
  • Students benefit from an interdisciplinary education that integrates philosophy, sociology, and economics.
  • interdisciplinary team
  • interdisciplinary research
  • interdisciplinary study

Men's craft is scholarly, interdisciplinary, ambitious, and creative.

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Examples

  • We need an interdisciplinary Manhattan Project.

  • The Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences assisted me in organizing an interdisciplinary course on the Middle East.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Now when we say history, we have in mind an interdisciplinary approach.

  • However, not all Japanese institutions accepted this new idea of interdisciplinary studies.

    Academic text (1999)
  • So my interdisciplinary roots are old and deep.

  • Law is an attractive interdisciplinary target for poets for several reasons.

    Academic text (2011)
  • As we approach the end of this millennium, there is an obvious need to take an interdisciplinary approach.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Students study the concepts of sound and waves in science, allowing for interdisciplinary connections to the acoustical foundations of music.

    Academic text (2011)
  • RM is coordinated through an interdisciplinary committee, typically chaired by the risk manager.

    Academic text (1999)
  • ASME's recently formed Energy-Water Nexus Interdisciplinary Council was created in an effort to draw on that expertise.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

multidisciplinary
vsinterdisciplinary
5 5.9

Work that uses people and ideas from different areas like science or art

focuses on linking different academic fields into a unified approach
multispecialty
vsinterdisciplinary
  • US
6.0

Involving doctors from several medical areas working together to treat patients

is broader, linking whole academic fields rather than specific specialties

Antonyms

70 5.4

Made for a particular job, activity, or area

How Interdisciplinary

transdisciplinary
  • Specialized
1 8.2
interdisciplinary
12 6.7
disciplinary
  • Formal
7 5.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

interdisciplinary = disciplinary (transparent) = inter + discipline + ary

Adding the productive prefix 'inter-' to 'disciplinary' straightforwardly yields 'between or among disciplines', which learners can derive.

Etymology

Interdisciplinary combines inter- meaning 'between' and discipline meaning 'a field of study or subject'. So, interdisciplinary describes work or study that happens 'between' different subjects, like a project that brings scientists and artists together.