interdisciplineadj.n.
/ɪntəˈdɪsɪplɪn/ A. adj.
= interdisciplinary adj.
ΘΚΠ
society > education > learning > study > subject or object of study > [adjective] > various
polytechnic1798
polytechnical1798
interdiscipline1930
multidiscipline1935
interdisciplinary1937
1930 Ann. Rep. Social Sci. Res. Council (U.S.) 18 Concern with ‘co-operative research’ or ‘inter-discipline problems’ should not be allowed to hamper the first-rate mind, alert to the possibilities inherent in whatever problem enlists its energies.
1988 Oil & Gas Jrnl. 11 Apr. 76/3 Oil companies will have a mechanism to create an environment supporting interdiscipline exploitation teams.
B. n.
An area of study which comprises elements of two or more branches of learning; an interdisciplinary subject.
ΘΚΠ
society > education > learning > study > subject or object of study > [noun] > interdiscipline or multidiscipline
multidiscipline1970
interdiscipline1975
1975 Language 51 1005 This recent examination of linguistics—with emphasis on the interdisciplines sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics.
1983 Working Woman May 178/1 Combining psychology with the anatomy, physiology and chemistry of the nervous system, a new interdiscipline called psychobiology has evolved.
1988 E. G. Stanley & T. F. Hoad Words: for Robert Burchfield's 65th Birthday 98 It is not surprising that the authors would rather belong to an expanding interdiscipline like Medieval Studies.
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adj.n.1930