criterium

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɹaɪˈtɪəɹiəm/ Rhymes: -ɪəɹiəm === Etymology 1 === From French critérium (“competition”), from Latin critērium, from 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). ===== Synonyms ===== crit ===== Coordinate terms ===== circuit race ===== Translations ===== ==== Further reading ==== criterium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Road cycle racing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === From Latin critērium, from Ancient Greek κριτήριον (kritḗrion). ==== Noun ==== criterium Alternative form of criterion. ==== References ==== John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “‖criterium”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN: “Latinized form of Gr. κριτήριον criterion, occas. used in English.” === Anagrams === tricerium == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin critērium, from Ancient Greek κριτήριον (kritḗrion). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkriˈteː.ri.ʏm/ 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