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sub-discipline noun[ C ] (alsosubdiscipline)uk /ˈsʌbˌdɪs.ə.plɪn/ us /ˈsʌbˌdɪs.ə.plɪn/ a discipline (= a particular area of study, especially a subject studied at a college or university) that is part of a larger discipline: Some people see this area as a distinct subdiscipline of economics. He founded a new subdiscipline of computer science, digital forensics. At larger hospitals, many cardiologists specialize within a particular subdiscipline of cardiology. Artistic gymnastics is a sub-discipline of gymnastics that includes the uneven bars, the balance beam and floor exercises. She had become an expert in the subdiscipline of climate change modelling. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Subjects & disciplines -ological Afrocentrism andragogy AP applicative applied ESOL esp. ethnoscience food technology functional skills non-technical nonscientific ology ontology sports scientist stem sub-department subscience suicidology |