INTERDISCIPLINARY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does interdisciplinary mean? 

• INTERDISCIPLINARY (adjective)
  The adjective INTERDISCIPLINARY has 1 sense:

1. drawing from or characterized by participation of two or more fields of study

  Familiarity information: INTERDISCIPLINARY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTERDISCIPLINARY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Drawing from or characterized by participation of two or more fields of study

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

an interdisciplinary conference

Pertainym:

discipline (a branch of knowledge)

 Context examples 

An interdisciplinary study dealing with the transmission of messages or signals, or the communication of information.

(Information and Communication Theory, NCI Thesaurus)

Interdisciplinary studies combining cell biology and molecular biology.

(Molecular and Cellular Biology, NCI Thesaurus)

New available technologies have allowed an interdisciplinary team to develop the MasSpec Pen in 2½ years.

(New Invention Detects Cancer in Seconds, VOA/Elizabeth Lee)

The study of unique properties of matter at the nanoscale; an interdisciplinary field of science combining physics, materials science, the chemistry of complex molecules, and related disciplines.

(Nanoscience, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Interdisciplinary clinical, epidemiologic, genetic, and laboratory studies of persons, families, and populations at high risk of cancer.

(Genetic Epidemiology, NCI Thesaurus)

This interdisciplinary study integrated biology, physics and engineering to understand a complex natural behavior, and resulted in surprising insights that may lead to important bio-mimetic applications.

(Researchers study birds to improve how robots land, National Science Foundation)

Interdisciplinary studies involving biology, anthropology, nutrition, and medicine with a focus on humans.

(Human Biology, NCI Thesaurus)

Enhance a bidirectional flow between basic and clinical observations and intervention programs on HIV-related complications and foster interdisciplinary collaborations.

(Pathobiology of Wasting and Growth Retardation, NCI Thesaurus)

Intramural and collaborative interdisciplinary studies are conducted on the distribution, causes, and natural history of cancer, and the means for its prevention.

(Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI Thesaurus)

The DCEG Intramural Research Award (IRA) is a new competitive funding mechanism to encourage exciting interdisciplinary projects that are innovative and cross the usual organizational boundaries.

(Intramural Research Award, NCI Thesaurus)