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n. (plural of perseid English)
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The Perseids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift–Tuttle. The Perseids are so called because the point from which they appear to come, called the radiant, lies in the constellation Perseus. The name derives in part from the word Perseides (Περσείδες), a term found in Greek mythology referring to the sons of Perseus.
Usage examples of "perseids".
Wilson wondered where the meteors had come from: it was too early for the Perseids, and no new comets had been reported.
Shooting stars were more frequent than during the August Perseids, and astronomers speculated that this might imply the possibility of more massive asteroid strikes.
Perseids, we sat on a hilltop in northern New Mexico, my apprentice and I, regarding the crisp, postmidnight sky and the occasional bright cloud-chamber effect within it.
It was the designation of an orbiting observatory that had been destroyed by the billions-to-one-against chance event of being hit by a sizable meteor during the annual Perseids shower.