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).
criterium is pronounced /kɹaɪˈtɪəɹiəm/.
Etymology
From French critérium (“competition”), from Latin critērium, from Ancient Greek κριτήριον (kritḗrion).
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).
Words closest in meaning
By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.
- cyclocross 58% match — A form of bicycle racing consisting of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles and requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike whilst navigating the obstruction and remount in one motion. vs criterium →
- criterion 54% match — A standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge. vs criterium →
- racecourse 54% match — A course over which races are run. vs criterium →
- criterial 54% match — Which is based on, pertains to, or constitutes criteria. vs criterium →
- criteriological 53% match — Synonym of criteriologic. vs criterium →
- criteriologic 52% match — Pertaining to criteriology. vs criterium →
- minirace 51% match — A short race (contest of speed). vs criterium →
- keirin 51% match — A form of track cycling originating in Japan, where riders must initially race behind a motorised pace-setter, the derny. vs criterium →