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Definition: Polyester |
PolyesterNoun1. Any of numerous synthetic resins; they are light and strong and weather resistant. 2. A complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer. 3. Any of a large class of synthetic fabrics. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Chemical Industry | A polymer in which the structural units are linked by ester groupings obtained by condensation of one or more polyhydric alcohols. Source: European Union. (references) |
Chemistry | Fibre formed of linear macromolecules comprising at least 85 % (by mass) in the chain of an ester of a diol and terephthalic acid. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Liquid crystalline polyesters are among the first industrially used liquid crystalline polymers. In general they have extremely good mechanical properties and are extremely heat resistant. For that reason, they can be used as an abradable seal in jet engines.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Polyester."
Crosswords: Polyester |
| English words defined with "polyester": Dacron ♦ fumaric acid ♦ maleic acid, Mylar ♦ polyester fiber ♦ Terylene ♦ weightless. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "polyester": AUTO-BODY REPAIRER, FIBERGLASS ♦ built/as ♦ GEL-COAT, Germine Acetates ♦ Incontinence Pads ♦ Pentosan Sulfuric Polyester, polyester fibre, polyester resin, Polyethylene Terephthalates, POLYMERIZATION HELPER, PRINTING SCREEN ASSEMBLER ♦ screen stretcher, single-needle tailoring, skadesprocent, SUPERVISOR, DRYING AND WINDING ♦ TAKE-UP OPERATOR. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Polyester" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. German (polyester). |
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Movie/TV Titles | Polyester (1981) | |
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 | At Barren Island, a polyester geotube in the background. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | A polyester geotube at Barren Island. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
 | Entomologist Suzanne Batra collects polyester bees, which release a lemony odor (pheromone) from their mouths that attracts more bees to the net. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. | ||
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Business | Among the engineering plastic products, the output of thermoplastic polyester has show rapid growth. (references) | |
Regions and departments may approve polyester construction projects or provide loans therefor no longer. (references) | ||
Nylon cloth, however, grew the faster in production, followed by acrylic, PFY, polyester staple, cotton and rayon clothes. (references) | ||
Economic History | Pakistan | Polyester staple fiber and polyester filament yarn are manufactured locally, but acrylic and viscose staple fibers are imported. (references) |
Pakistan | About 80 percent of the country's textile industry's consumption is based on cotton and the remaining 20 percent on man-made fibers, particularly polyester, acrylic and viscose. (references) | |
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| "Polyester" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 89.19% of the time. "Polyester" is used about 259 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 89.19% | 231 | 19,761 |
| Noun (proper) | 10.81% | 28 | 65,706 |
| Total | 100.00% | 259 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| India | Garware Polyester Limited | Thailand | Thai Melon Polyester Public Company Limited |
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Expressions using "polyester": Pentosan Sulfuric Polyester ♦ polyester fiber ♦ polyester fibre ♦ polyester film ♦ polyester resin ♦ polyester yarn. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "polyester": polyester-and-cotton, polyester-and-worsted, polyester-based, polyester-coat, polyester-coated, polyester-dacron, polyester-fibre, polyester-filled, polyester-mix, polyester-reinforced, polyester-satin, polyester-type. | |
Ending with "polyester": cotton-and-polyester, cotton-polyester, Pyf-polyester, Py-polyester. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "polyester"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 聚酯. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | polyesterharpix (polyester resin, up), polyesterharpiks (polyester resin, up), polyester (polyester fibre, polyester resin, up). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | polyesterhars (polyester resin, up), polyester (polyester resin, up). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | polyesteri (polyester resin, up). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | polyester renforcé la fibre de verre, polyester, rp (polyester resin), résine polyester (polyester resin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Polyester (polyester fibre, polyester resin, up). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ρητίνες κορεσμένων πολυεστέρων (saturated polyester resins), γραμμικός πολυεστέρας (linear polyester), βάση από πολυεστέρα (polyester base), πολυεστέρας με υαλοβάμβακα (polyester concrete), πολυεστερική ίνα (polyester fibre), υποδοχή από πολυεστέρα (polyester base), ταινία πολυεστέρα (polyester tape). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | poliészter. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | poliestere (polyester resin, up). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | ポリアミド繊維 (polyamide fiber). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ポリエステル . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 폴리에스테. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | olyesterpay policlínica (policy), poliéster (polyester film), resina poliester (polyester resin, up). (various references) полиэстр полиэстровый, полиэфир. (various references) poliester. (various references) poliéster (polyester resin, up). (various references) polyesterharts (polyester resin, up). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "polyester": polyesterification, polyesterifications, polyesters. (additional references) | |
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"Polyester" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Pallisteur, pallyster, Ploegsteert, Ploiesti, polister, Pollesley, Polyatom, polyesterr, polywater. (additional references) | |
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| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "polyester" (pronounced pÄ'lēe"ster) |
| 4 | -e" s t er | ester, fester, investor, jester, molester, nester, Nestor, pester, requester, rester, semester, sequester, tester, trimester, Wester. |
| 3 | -s t er | adjuster, administer, alabaster, ancestor, aster, banister, bannister, barrister, blaster, blister, blockbuster, bluster, bolster, booster, broadcaster, burgomaster, Buster, canister, cannister, caster, Castor, cloister, cluster, coaster, concertmaster, coster, Dempster, Dexter, digester, disaster, dumpster, duster, Easter, faster, Feaster, filibuster, fluster, forecaster, Forester, Foster, gangbuster, gangster, Gaster, grandmaster, hamster, harvester, headmaster, heister, holster, huckster, imposter, impostor, juster, keister, kiester, lackluster, laster, Leister, Lister, lobster, Luster, lustre, master, minister, Minster, Mister, mobster, monster, muenster, Munster, muster, newscaster, oldster, oleaster, ouster, oyster, paster, pastor, pilaster, plaster, pollster, poster, postmaster, prankster, protester, quartermaster, raster, register, ringmaster, roadster, roaster, roister, rooster, roster, royster, schoolmaster, scoutmaster, seamster, shyster, sinister, sister, spinster, sportscaster, stepsister, taskmaster, taster, teamster, thruster, tipster, toaster, toastmaster, transistor, trickster, twister, Ulster, upholster, waster, Webster, youngster, zoster. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: proselyte. | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-l-o-p-r-s-t-y" | |
-1 letter: peytrels, prostyle, protyles, serotype. | |
-2 letters: elopers, erosely, eyespot, leprose, leprosy, pelters, petrels, petrols, peyotes, peyotls, peytrel, protyle, protyls, replots, respelt, restyle, retypes, soleret, spelter, steeply, tersely, yelpers. | |
-3 letters: eloper, elopes, lepers, lopers, osprey, ostler, oyster, pelter, peltry, pertly, pester, pestle, peters, petrel, petrol, peyote, peyotl, plyers, poetry, polers, portly, poster, preset, presto, proles. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-l-o-p-r-s-t-y" | |
+1 letter: polyesters, proselyted, proselytes. | |
+2 letters: polystyrene, proselytise, proselytize, proteolyses, terpolymers. | |
+3 letters: electrotypes, polystyrenes, postdelivery, propertyless, proselytised, proselytises, proselytized, proselytizer, proselytizes, protensively. | |
+4 letters: electrotypers, pestiferously, polyurethanes, prepositively, pretentiously, proselytizers, prospectively, redeployments, reemployments, repetitiously, stereotypical, tetrapyrroles. | |
+5 letters: counterplayers, heterophyllies, heterophyllous, obstreperously, percutaneously, polyneuritides, polyneuritises, preemployments, preposterously, pyelonephritis, pyrheliometers. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 6F 6C 79 65 73 74 65 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. --- .-.. -.--. . ... - . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01101111 01101100 01111001 01100101 01110011 01110100 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P o l y e s t e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 006F 006C 0079 0065 0073 0074 0065 0072 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)508178917185867184 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kineser, kiinalainen, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, cinese, チフス菌 , チャイニーズ , 중국, chinês, китайский, китаец, kineski jezik, kineski, chino, kinesisk |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | 丹麦语, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dán, danese, 덴마크, dinamarquês, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holland, olandese, 네덜란", holandês, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, holländsk |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finn, finlandese, 핀란", finlandês, finês, финский, finski jezik, finski, finlandés, finés, finsk |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, フレコン化 , 仏文 , フランス" , 仏 , ふつぶ", ふつ, フレンチ , フランセ , "랑스, francês, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, fransk, franska |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, alemão, немецкий, germanski, alemán, tysk |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | 希腊语, 希臘語 , græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", 그리스, grego, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, griego, grek |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , ungarer, Hongaarse, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, 헝가리, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, ungrare |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, 이탈리아, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italiensk, italienska, italienare |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", 일본, japonês, японский, японец, japanski, japanski jezik, japanac, japonés, japansk |
Japanese Katakana | じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ | 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", 일본, japonês, японский, японец, japanski, japanski jezik, japanac, japonés, japansk |
Korean | 사 , 의, 번역 | 韩国语, "國 , 朝鮮語 , Koreaans, coréen, koreanisch, Koreaner, κορεάτικοσ, κορεάτησ, koreai, 한국, coréia, a língua coreana, кореец, корейский, korejski, korejski jezik, koreanac, coreano, koreansk |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", 포르투갈, português, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, portugis |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, russer, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", 러시아, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, ryss |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | 塞"维亚-克罗地亚语, 塞爾維亞克羅地亞語 , serbokroatisch, 세르보크로아티아, servo-croata, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , 스페인, espanhol, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, spanska språk, spansk |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", 스웨덴, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, 영국, inglês, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, engelsk |
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