English > discipline: 7 senses > noun 1, cognition| Meaning | A branch of knowledge. |
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| Example | "in what discipline is his doctorate?" |
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| Synonyms | subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick |
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| Narrower | allometry | The study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole |
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| architecture | The discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings |
| bibliotics | The scientific study of documents and handwriting etc. especially to determine authorship or authenticity |
| communications, communication theory | The discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.) |
| engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology | The discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems |
| escapology | The study of methods of escaping (especially as a form of entertainment) |
| frontier | An undeveloped field of study |
| futurology, futuristics | The study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions |
| genealogy | The study or investigation of ancestry and family history |
| graphology | The study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer's character or disposition) |
| humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts | studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills) |
| landscape architecture | The branch of architecture dealing with the arrangement of land and buildings for human use and enjoyment |
| major | The principal field of study of a student at a university / university |
| military science | The discipline dealing with the principles of warfare |
| numerology | The study of the supposed occult influence of numbers on human affairs |
| occultism | The study of the supernatural |
| ology | An informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge |
| protology | The study of origins / origins and first things |
| science, scientific discipline | A particular branch of scientific knowledge |
| theogony | The study of the origins and genealogy of the gods |
| theology, divinity | The rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth |
| Broader | knowledge domain, knowledge base, domain | The content of a particular field of knowledge |
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| Spanish | ámbito, área de estudio, area de jurisdicción, área, área temática, campo de estudio, campo, disciplina, estudio, ramo, tema, terreno |
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| Catalan | àmbit, àrea, àrea temàtica, camp d'estudi, camp, disciplina, estudi, matèria, tema |
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| Adjectives | disciplinary | relating to a specific field of academic study |
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| interdisciplinary | drawing from or characterized by participation of two or more fields of study |
