Also found in: Acronyms, Wikipedia. Rome wasn't built in a day. Rome wasn't built in a day. Important work takes time. This expression functions as an injunction or plea for someone to be patient. For example, You can't expect her to finish this project in the time allotted; Rome wasn't built in a day . This phrase was a French proverb in the late 1100s but was not recorded in English until 1545.
The increasing popularity of carpets made from polyester - commonly referred to. today as PET (polyethylene terephthalate) - signals a change in the perception of. what was once considered a less than ideal fiber. Thanks to technological advances in yarn processing and improved carpet. construction techniques, polyesterâs purported weakness as a performance. fiber has been largely overcome.
The most widely used polyester fiber is made from the linear polymer poly (ethylene terephtalate), and this polyester class is generally referred to simply as PET. High strength, high modulus, low _shrinkage, heat set stability, light fastness and chemical resistance account for the great versatility of PET.dditional current U.S. Polyester Fiber Producers are: Acordis Industrial Fibers, Inc.; AlliedSignal Inc; Cookson Fibers, Inc.; KoSa; Intercontinental Polymers, Inc., Martin Color-Fi. Nan Ya Plastics Corp., Wellman, Inc. [24] Dramatic growth in PET fiber production is foreseen in Asia in the near future [22].