/pɑˌliˌɛˈstɚ/ - [paleeester] - pol•y•es•ter
We found 9 definitions of polyester from 5 different sources.
NounPlural: polyesters |
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polyester - any of a large class of synthetic fabrics | ||
cloth, textile, fabric, material artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" | ||
polyester - a complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer | ||
ester formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water | ||
polyester - any of numerous synthetic resins; they are light and strong and weather resistant | ||
synthetic resin a resin having a polymeric structure; especially a resin in the raw state; used chiefly in plastics |