multidisciplinary
adjective
mul·ti·dis·ci·plin·ary
ˌməl-tē-ˈdi-sə-plə-ˌner-ē 
-ˌtī-
especially British -ˌdi-sə-ˈpli-nə-rē
: combining or involving more than one discipline or field of study : interdisciplinary
Treatment requires a multidisciplinary approach involving physicians, nutritionists, psychologists, trainers, and gynecologists …—
Michelle L. Cameron Donaldson
Michelle L. Cameron DonaldsonHowever, the task of interpreting such spectra … will take a multidisciplinary team of astrophysicists, Earth scientists, climate scientists, and biologists.—Sarah Scoles
Sarah ScolesIndeed, nanotechnology may change the way we think about mechanical engineering altogether, making it a more multidisciplinary field, one as concerned with atomic-level effects as electrical engineering or chemistry is.—Stephen L. Girshick and Arun Majumdar
Stephen L. Girshick and Arun Majumdar
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A discipline is a field of study. So a multidisciplinary (or interdisciplinary) course is a team-taught course in which students are asked to understand a single subject as it's seen by two or more traditional disciplines. Multidisciplinary teaching can open students' eyes to different views of a subject that they had never considered before. A multidisciplinary panel discussion, on the other hand, presents views from scholars in different fields but may leave any merging of the information to the audience.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
For this reason, conversations about the latest treatments for autism increasingly focus on multidisciplinary care.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Camila Pizarro, a 32-year-old publicist and BTS fan, told CNN that the group’s multidisciplinary prowess lends to their appeal.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
As the founder of Sudestada, described as a multidisciplinary studio at the intersection of fashion and art, Gimena Garmendia is often on the look out for new artists and new stories for new programming.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
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“Multidisciplinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multidisciplinary. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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