adj
Meaning 1
Of, or consisting of polyesters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
polyester
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈpɑliˌɛstə(r)/
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rhymes with -ɛstə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: P AA2 L IY2 EH1 S T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Any polymer whose monomers are linked together by ester bonds
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
A material or fabric made from polyester polymer
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
any of a large class of synthetic fabrics
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fabric, cloth, material, textile
Narrower terms: Dacron, Terylene
noun
Meaning 5
a complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: plastic, ester
noun
Meaning 6
any of numerous synthetic resins; they are light and strong and weather resistant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: synthetic resin
Narrower terms: polyester fiber
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh1- Proto-Indo-European *polh1ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English ester English polyester From poly- + ester.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: polyester — of or consisting of polyester
- Finnish: polyesteri — of or consisting of polyester
- Finnish: polyesterinen — of or consisting of polyester
- Greek: πολυεστερικός (polyesterikós) — of or consisting of polyester
- Polish: poliestrowy — of or consisting of polyester
- Serbo-Croatian: polièster — of or consisting of polyester
- Swedish: polyester — of or consisting of polyester
- Catalan: polièster — polymer
- Chinese Mandarin: 聚酯 (jùzhǐ) — polymer
- Czech: polyester — polymer
- Dutch: polyester — polymer
- Estonian: polüester — polymer
- Finnish: polyesteri — polymer
- French: polyester — polymer
- German: Polyester — polymer
- Greek: πολυεστέρας (polyestéras) — polymer
- Hungarian: poliészter — polymer
- Icelandic: pólýester — polymer
- Italian: poliestere — polymer
- Japanese: ポリエステル (poriesuteru) — polymer
- Korean: 폴리에스테르 (pollieseutereu) — polymer
- Māori: pareaku — polymer
- Polish: poliester — polymer
- Portuguese: poliéster — polymer
- Romanian: poliester — polymer
- Russian: полиэ́стер (poliéstɛr) — polymer
- Spanish: poliéster — polymer
- Swedish: polyester — polymer
- Thai: เส้นใยสังเคราะห์ (săan bpràgòp políèttêr) — polymer
- Turkish: poliester — polymer