olympiad

Everyday

1. An olympiad is a contest where pupils solve hard problems, for example in maths, physics or chess. tree →
2. An Olympiad is also the four years between Olympic Games, or the Olympic Games themselves. tree →

In the lessons

a contest: problems, points, places and pupils taking part; in school: maths olympiads, science olympiads; in history: the ancient Greeks counted time in olympiads of four years

Examples

• 24 pupils took part in the olympiad. tree →
• The olympiad has 6 problems. tree →
• She scored 35 points at the olympiad. tree →
• Each problem is worth 7 points. tree →
• Our school won two medals at the maths olympiad. tree →
• He practised old olympiad problems every evening. tree →
• The chess olympiad brings together teams from many countries. tree →
• An olympiad in ancient Greece lasted four years. tree →

Note

Story word; olympiad problems often hide a trick, so read every word. Full marks = problems × points each (6 × 7 = 42). Comes from «Olympic».