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Polyester vs Filament - What's the difference?

polyester | filament |

As nouns the difference between polyester and filament

is that polyester is any polymer whose monomers are linked together by ester bonds while filament is a fine thread or wire.

As an adjective polyester

is of, or consisting of polyesters.

polyester

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any polymer whose monomers are linked together by ester bonds
  • A material or fabric made from polyester polymer
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, or consisting of polyesters
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    filament

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fine thread or wire.
  • Such a wire, as can be heated until it glows, in an incandescent light bulb or a thermionic valve.
  • (physics, astronomy) A massive, thread-like structure, such as those gaseous ones which extend outward from the surface of the sun, or such as those (much larger) ones which form the boundaries between large voids in the universe.
  • solar filament
    galaxy filament
    the Ursa Major Filament
  • (botany) The stalk of a stamen in a flower, supporting the anther.
  • (textiles) A continuous object, limited in length only by its spool, and not cut to length.