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

Nature is a continuous theme in the interdisciplinary artist’s work. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Jan. 2026

In 2012 the Business & Society Program launched the Aspen Undergraduate Consortium to help faculty design effective interdisciplinary liberal arts and business curriculums. —Benjamin Wolff, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026

All these different stakeholders use space for different reasons, so work that has an interdisciplinary connection can get conversations started between these different domains. —IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2026

Following high school, Tomei-Torres earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Puerto Rico, a master’s degree in interdisciplinary science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a doctorate in environmental engineering from Harvard University. —Adrianne Murchison, AJC.com, 20 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for interdisciplinary

• cardiopulmonary
• multidisciplinary
• postrevolutionary
• prerevolutionary
• accessary
• adversary
• ancillary
• arbitrary
• aviary
• axillary
• beriberi
• breviary