Perseidsnoun [ plural ]
/ˈpɜː.si.ɪdz//ˈpɜ˞ː.si.ɪdz/specializeda group of meteors that form a meteor shower (= a number of pieces of rock from space that produce a bright light at a particular date each year as they travel through the atmosphere) that is most active around August 12th:
A small group gathered at the observatory to catch a glimpse of the annual Perseids meteor shower.
More examples
- Perseids are fragments of the comet Swift-Tuttle.
- Perseids are so called because they seem to come from the constellation Perseus.
- Even with the moonlight, the Perseids are worth watching.
- I watched the peak of the Perseids meteor shower from my back yard.