noun
discipline
A branch of knowledge or professional practice.
Psychology is a discipline that explores human thought and behavior.
Etymology
The Latin word names instruction or learning. A discipline became a particular area of that learning, organized as a field of knowledge or professional practice.
More examples
- The project brings together experts from several disciplines.
- Nursing is a discipline that combines research with patient care.
- She chooses history as her main academic discipline.
Forms
discipline · disciplines
interdisciplinary adjective — Involving two or more fields of study.