Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun polyester

3 senses of polyester

Sense 1
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)

Sense 2
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)
       => plastic -- (generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives)

Sense 3
polyester -- (any of a large class of synthetic fabrics)
       => fabric, cloth, material, textile -- (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")