criterium

noun

cri·​te·​ri·​um krī-ˈtir-ē-əm  krē-ter-ˈyȯm 

: a bicycle race of a specified number of laps on a closed course over public roads closed to normal traffic

Examples of criterium in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While the former Boise Young Rider Development Squad members are going wheel to wheel against the best in the world in Europe, the next generation of BYRDS cyclists put their skills to the test at the 38th annual criterium on Saturday in downtown Boise. —Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 20 July 2025

The report assessed 135 schools — up from 2024’s 85 schools — and graded schools against 30 criterium, separated into categories such as administrative action and policies, campus conduct and climate concerns, as well as Jewish life on campus. —Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

Riding the news: The event includes two criterium races — the Mass Ave Crit Friday and the Indy Crit Saturday. State of play: The Indy Crit started in 2010 as a bike race through downtown and has since grown into a multiday festival. —Arika Herron, Axios, 11 July 2024

Tells the story of the 2023 season of the American Criterium Cup — a series comprised of ten of America’s most beloved criterium races. —Michelle Jenkins, Idaho Statesman, 28 Jan. 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French critérium, "competition," literally, "criterion," borrowed from Late Latin critērium, borrowed from Greek kritḗrion criterion

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for criterium

• bacterium
• delirium
• deuterium
• imperium
• puerperium
• venereum
• agrobacterium
• corynebacterium
• mycobacterium
• cyanobacterium
• magisterium
• ministerium