polyester fiber — A synthetic fiber of high tensile strength made by the esterification of ethylene glycol and other organic compounds … Forensic science glossary
Polyester resin — Unsaturated Polyester Resin. The term generally used for unsaturated (means containing chemical double bonds) resins formed by the reaction of dibasic organic acids and polyhydric alcohols, basic component of SMC/BMC.Unsaturated polyesters are… … Wikipedia
polyester — (n.) 1929, formed from POLYMER (Cf. polymer) + ESTER (Cf. ester). Polyester fiber was discovered 1941 … Etymology dictionary
Polyester — For the 1981 motion picture, see Polyester (film). SEM picture of a bend in a high surface area polyester fiber with a seven lobed cross section … Wikipedia
polyester resin — noun or polyester plastic : any of various synthetic resins or plastics consisting of or made from polyesters: as a. : alkyd b. : a resin that has the same chemical composition as the common polyester fiber but that is extruded as a film (as for… … Useful english dictionary
Fiber — For other uses, see Fiber (disambiguation). A bundle of optical fibers Fiber (also spelled fibre) is a class of materials that are continuous filaments or are in discrete elongated pieces, similar to lengths of thread. They are very important in… … Wikipedia
Polyester — This man made fiber was invented in 1941 by two British chemists, John Rex Whinfield and James Tennant Dickson, while working together at the Calico Printer s Association of Manchester. Whinfield and Dickson furthered the research done by… … Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry
Polyester — Pour le film de John Waters, voir Polyester (film). Fibres de polyester observées au MEB Un polyester est un polymère dont les … Wikipédia en Français
polyester — I. noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1929 any of a group of polymers that consist basically of repeated units of an ester and are used especially in making fibers or plastics; also a product (as a fiber or fabric) composed … New Collegiate Dictionary
fiber — Thread, yarn, or fabric, such as weaving. The materials used to produce a fiber may be natural (cane, cotton, flax, wool, silk, raffia, rattan, paper pulp [from wood, linen . . .] etc.) or synthetic (nylon, rayon, polyester, etc.) Also see… … Glossary of Art Terms
