criterium
/kɹaɪˈtɪəɹiəm/
criterium noun: 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). Also the alternative form of criterion.
Noun
criterium (plural criteriums)
Also used as
criterium is also the alternative form of criterion.
Synonyms of criterium
Forms of criterium
| plural | criteriums |
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Origin of criterium
From French critérium (“competition”), from Latin critērium, from Ancient Greek κριτήριον (kritḗrion).
From Latin critērium, from Ancient Greek κριτήριον (kritḗrion).
Words that rhyme with criterium
- magisterium
- collyrium
- delirium
- deuterium
- imperium
- meitnerium
- psalterium
- apterium
- archaebacterium
- bacterium
- cerium
- corynebacterium
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Questions about criterium
- What does criterium mean?
- Criterium means 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).
- What part of speech is criterium?
- Criterium is a noun.
- How do you pronounce criterium?
- Criterium is pronounced /kɹaɪˈtɪəɹiəm/.
- What is the plural of criterium?
- The plural of criterium is criteriums.
Words near criterium in the dictionary
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