criterium
See also: critérium
English
Etymology
From French critérium (“competition”), from Latin critērium, from Ancient Greek κριτήριον (kritḗrion).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɹaɪˈtɪəɹiəm/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪəɹiəm
Noun
criterium (plural criteriums)
- (cycling) A mass-start road-cycle race consisting of several laps around a closed circuit, the length of each lap or circuit ranging from about 1 km to 2 km (1/2 mile to just over 1 mile).
- Alternative form of criterion
- 1867 George H. Lewes, A Biographical History of Philosophy 1.181:
- There is no criterium of truth.
- 1867 George H. Lewes, A Biographical History of Philosophy 1.181:
Synonyms
- (bicycle racing): crit
Coordinate terms
- circuit race
Translations
road-cycle race consisting of a closed circuit
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See also
criterium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Road cycle racing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- “criterium”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- tricerium
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin critērium, from Ancient Greek κριτήριον (kritḗrion).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkriˈteː.ri.ʏm/
criterium (file) - Hyphenation: cri‧te‧ri‧um
- Rhymes: -eːriʏm
Noun
criterium n (plural criteria or criteriums, diminutive criteriumpje n)
- criterion, standard for comparison and appreciation
Derived terms
- evaluatiecriterium
- falsifieerbaarheidscriterium
Descendants
- → Indonesian: kriteria
Noun
criterium n (plural criteriums, diminutive criteriumpje n)
- notably in cycling, race of low athletic merit
Derived terms
- wielercriterium