Explore Perseids through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Perseids meaning
plural of Perseid
Using Perseids
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of Perseid
- In the example corpus, perseids often appears in combinations such as: the perseids, perseids are.
Context around Perseids
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Perseids
- In this selection, "perseids" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, promises, occurs and meteor stand out and add context to how "perseids" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the perseids offering a and during the perseids meteor shower. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "perseids" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with perseids
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
His mother Alcmene had both Perseids and Pelopids in her ancestry. (11 words)
The peak of the Perseids occurs the night of Aug. 12-13. (12 words)
Set to peak this weekend, the Perseids promises its most radiant display in years. (14 words)
Perseids may disappoint, but the planets dazzleIn years past, the Perseid meteor shower has produced as many as 200 bright meteors streaking through the mid-August night sky and usually a dozen more each hour, but not this year. (39 words)
It treats the mythic heroes such as the Heraclids and the Perseids, offering a view of the occupation of the Peloponnesus that contains both fantastic and possibly historical elements. (29 words)
The Geminids are up there with the Perseids of August in terms of producing a nice quantity of fireballs and other bright streaks across the sky. (26 words)
Example sentences (14)
Set to peak this weekend, the Perseids promises its most radiant display in years.
The peak of the Perseids occurs the night of Aug. 12-13.
The Perseids are extra special this year because there’s no moonlight interference in the early morning hours, leaving us with dark skies.
Bright, speedy fireballs from the Perseids will originate from the constellation Perseus, in the northern part of the sky.
Seeing our mini-moon is a little trickier than the Perseids or something else that casual astronomers view.
Scurfield says the web cameras have previously captured shots of meteors during the Perseids meteor shower.
Perseids may disappoint, but the planets dazzleIn years past, the Perseid meteor shower has produced as many as 200 bright meteors streaking through the mid-August night sky and usually a dozen more each hour, but not this year.
Sadly, this year will be a poor one to watch for the Perseids, chiefly because an almost full moon will greatly interfere with observations.
So the best tactic is to look for Perseids before and after the peak.
The Geminids are up there with the Perseids of August in terms of producing a nice quantity of fireballs and other bright streaks across the sky.
The Perseids are named after the constellation Perseus because that’s where the point from which they appear to originate, called the radiant, is located.
His mother Alcmene had both Perseids and Pelopids in her ancestry.
It treats the mythic heroes such as the Heraclids and the Perseids, offering a view of the occupation of the Peloponnesus that contains both fantastic and possibly historical elements.
They claimed the right of the Perseids to inherit the various kingdoms of the Peloponnese and cast lots for the dominion of them.
Common combinations with perseids
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: