interdisciplinary vs overarching

interdisciplinary

adj

  • Of or pertaining to a linkage between multiple distinct academic disciplines or fields of study. 

  • Of or pertaining to multiple distinct academic disciplines or fields of study. 

overarching

adj

  • That forms an overhead arch 

  • all-embracing or overwhelming 

noun

  • A structure that arches over something. 

How often have the words interdisciplinary and overarching occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )