cross-disciplinary — involving two or more academic disciplines or fields of study
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: involving two or more academic disciplines or fields of study
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌkrɔːs ˈdɪsəplɪˌneri/
Example Sentences
- The public official had to take a cross-disciplinary exam covering law, economics, and even a bit of coding — talk about crossing your arms and your brain at the same time!
- Solving climate change requires a cross-disciplinary effort from scientists, economists, and policymakers.
- Our university started a cross-disciplinary program where art students learn coding and engineers learn painting — now the robots have better fashion sense.
cross-disciplinary
ADJECTIVE[/ˌkrɔːs ˈdɪsəplɪˌneri/]
involving two or more academic disciplines or fields of study
The cross-disciplinary team blends biology, coding, and design to build a robotic hand.
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🌳Etymology
Origin
The prefix 'cross-' derives from Old French 'croiser', meaning to go across or intersect. The term 'disciplinary' originates from Latin 'disciplina' (education, training, or field of study), itself derived from 'discere' (to learn). The compound 'cross-disciplinary' emerged in modern academic usage to describe approaches that traverse and integrate multiple fields of study.
Breakdown
cross- (prefix meaning to traverse or intersect) + disciplina (Latin: discipline, field of study, from discere 'to learn') + -ary (adjective suffix denoting relation or pertaining to).
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📝Examples
“The public official had to take a cross-disciplinary exam covering law, economics, and even a bit of coding — talk about crossing your arms and your brain at the same time!”
“Solving climate change requires a cross-disciplinary effort from scientists, economists, and policymakers.”
“Our university started a cross-disciplinary program where art students learn coding and engineers learn painting — now the robots have better fashion sense.”
“The 9th-grade civil service exam this year included a cross-disciplinary section combining administrative law and data analysis.”
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