interdisciplinary

adjective

in·​ter·​dis·​ci·​plin·​ary ˌin-tər-ˈdi-sə-plə-ˌner-ē 

: involving two or more academic, scientific, or artistic disciplines

interdisciplinarity

ˌin-tər-ˌdi-sə-plə-ˈner-ə-tē  -ˈna-rə- 

noun

Examples of interdisciplinary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The school is planning to host three interdisciplinary colleges — Tech Futures, Design Futures and Professional Futures — that will encompass six schools instead of seven separate colleges, according to its website. — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

For more than 150 years, Wells (all women until 2004) offered an intimate liberal arts education built around close faculty mentorship, writing, and interdisciplinary learning on a historic Finger Lakes campus. — Scott White, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

By allowing professors to design interdisciplinary labs, students coming from different disciplinary backgrounds find common ground. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Scientific funding was usually awarded along disciplinary lines, explains historian James Strick, but exobiology was inherently interdisciplinary. — Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 30 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for interdisciplinary

• cardiopulmonary
• multidisciplinary
• postrevolutionary
• prerevolutionary
• accessary
• adversary
• ancillary
• apiary
• arbitrary
• aviary
• axillary
• bacillary