American English pronunciation

How to pronounce polyester

IPA transcription: [,pɑ,li'ɛstɚ]

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Noun

  • any of numerous synthetic resins; they are light and strong and weather resistant

  • a complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer

  • any of a large class of synthetic fabrics

Usage examples

  • Her blouse consists of ninety-five percent cotton and five percent polyester.
  • She avoids artificial fibres such as polyester or nylon.
  • Her blouse consists of ninety-five percent cotton and five percent polyester.
  • Her blouse consists of ninety-five percent cotton and five percent polyester.
  • Her blouse consists of ninety-five percent cotton and five percent polyester.
  • Her blouse consists of ninety-five percent cotton and five percent polyester.
  • Teams now wear double-knit polyester jerseys.
  • The most widely used blends are cotton-polyester and wool-acrylic fibre blends.
  • Her blouse consists of ninety-five percent cotton and five percent polyester.
  • This polyester does not form linear chains, but is built as a three-dimensional structure.