criterium
See also: critérium
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French critérium (“competition”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin criterium, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κριτήριον (kritḗrion).
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
See also
criterium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Road cycle racing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “criterium”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
From New Latin critērium, from Ancient Greek κριτήριον (kritḗrion).
Pronunciation
criterium: (file) - Hyphenation: cri‧te‧ri‧um
Noun
criterium n (plural criteria or criteriums, diminutive criteriumpje n)
- (plural criteria) criterion, standard for comparison and appreciation
- (plural criteriums) notably in cycling, race of low athletic merit
Derived terms
- (criterion): evaluatiecriterium
- (criterion): falsifieerbaarheidscriterium
- (race): wielercriterium
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