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interdisciplinary
Spanning or connecting several different academic fields (disciplines).
Das Forschungsprojekt wird von einem interdisziplinären Team aus Biologen, Chemikern und Physikern geleitet.
The research project is led by an interdisciplinary team of biologists, chemists, and physicists.
The word is easy to understand if you break it down: the Latin prefix 'inter-' means 'between', and 'Disziplin' (discipline) here stands for a field of study. So 'interdisziplinär' (interdisciplinary) literally means 'between the fields of study'.
Die Lösung des Problems erfordert eine Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Disziplinen.
Solving the problem requires cooperation between the disciplines.
This word belongs to technical and educated language. It is used mainly in the context of academia, research, and complex projects, but rarely in everyday conversation.
Die Konferenz fördert den interdisziplinären Austausch.
The conference promotes interdisciplinary exchange.
The adjective typically describes nouns from an academic or professional environment. Common combinations are: 'interdisziplinäre Forschung' (interdisciplinary research), 'ein interdisziplinäres Team' (an interdisciplinary team), or 'interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit' (interdisciplinary collaboration).
Für das Projekt wurde ein interdisziplinäres Team zusammengestellt.
An interdisciplinary team was assembled for the project.
cross-border / transgressive / interdisciplinary
Both words can describe a project involving several fields. „Interdisziplinär“ is the usual specialized term and emphasizes connecting the disciplines, while „grenzüberschreitend“ focuses more strongly on crossing disciplinary boundaries. „Interdisziplinär“ is usually appropriate in academic texts, while „grenzüberschreitend“ can also be used when deliberately emphasizing those boundaries.
Das interdisziplinäre Projekt verbindet Medizin und Informatik.
The interdisciplinary project combines medicine and computer science.
Das grenzüberschreitende Projekt verbindet Medizin und Informatik und überschreitet damit bewusst die Grenzen beider Fächer.
The interdisciplinary project combines medicine and computer science, deliberately crossing the boundaries between the two fields.
