← Back to Fala2Me

incipient discipline

[ɪnˈsɪpiənt ˈdɪsəplɪn]
nounpl: incipient disciplines
disciplina incipiente
1. A field of study, practice, or academic subject that is in its early stages of development or formation
Environmental science was once considered an incipient discipline lacking established methodologies.
A ciência ambiental foi uma vez considerada uma disciplina incipiente que carecia de metodologias estabelecidas.
2. A nascent or emerging area of professional or intellectual endeavor with limited historical precedent
Cybersecurity was an incipient discipline in the 1990s before becoming a critical field.
A segurança cibernética era uma disciplina incipiente nos anos 1990 antes de se tornar um campo crítico.
Synonyms
emerging disciplinenascent fielddeveloping subjectfledgling disciplineinfant discipline
Antonyms
established disciplinemature fieldwell-developed subjecttraditional discipline

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
disciplina incipiente
Standard usage in academic contexts
São Paulo
disciplina em formação
Alternative phrasing emphasizing the formation process
Portugal
disciplina emergente
Often preferred over 'incipiente' in contemporary usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

in its infancy
cutting edge field
frontier discipline
early stages of development
Look up more words on Fala2Me
The free English-Portuguese dictionary with real Brazilian accents, NYC slang, conjugator and more
Open Fala2Me →