multidisciplinary
adjective
mul·ti·dis·ci·plin·ary
ˌməl-tē-ˈdi-sə-plə-ˌner-ē 
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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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This year’s winners include photographer Farah Al Qasimi, multidisciplinary artist Precious Okoyomon, performance and sculpture artist María Magdalena Campos-Pons, legendary filmmaker Arthur Jafa, The Brick in Los Angeles, led by Hamza Walker, and the Diriyah Biennale Foundation in Saudi Arabia.
—News Desk, Artforum, 20 Apr. 2026
The room would be chaotic with a large, multidisciplinary team working together to save the patient and her child.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
In a new collaboration between Prada Home and a quartet of Japanese ceramic artists, developed and curated by American multidisciplinary artist Theaster Gates, these concepts are at the center of the conversation.
—Asad Syrkett, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
The exhibition concludes with Aggro Dr1ft, Korine’s most recent multidisciplinary project.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
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News Desk, Artforum, 20 Apr. 2026
The room would be chaotic with a large, multidisciplinary team working together to save the patient and her child.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
In a new collaboration between Prada Home and a quartet of Japanese ceramic artists, developed and curated by American multidisciplinary artist Theaster Gates, these concepts are at the center of the conversation.
—Asad Syrkett, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
The exhibition concludes with Aggro Dr1ft, Korine’s most recent multidisciplinary project.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Multidisciplinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multidisciplinary. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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