Perseid

noun

Per·​se·​id ˈpər-sē-əd 

: any of a group of meteors that appear annually about August 11

Examples of Perseid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Photographer Osama Fathi has captured a stunning view of Perseid meteors crossing the bright ribbon of the Milky Way over the ruins of an ancient settlement in Egypt dedicated to the worship of the crocodile god Soknopaios. —Anthony Wood, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Many Spanish residents identified the streaking object as a meteor associated with the Perseid meteor shower. —Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025

Lurking Below Nature Reserve Perseid Meteor Shower: Peak Time, Locations to See Shower Tonight To measure this stress, the researchers used two key indicators. —Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025

The Perseid meteor shower is caused by comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, which takes 133 years to orbit the sun and hasn't been in the inner solar system since 1992. —Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Latin Perseus; from their appearing to radiate from a point in Perseus

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Perseid

• actinide
• aldehyde
• alkoxide
• alongside
• amplified
• arsenide
• beautified
• biocide
• butoxide
• calcified
• ceramide
• certified