Definition
The quality or degree to which something allows air or moisture to pass through it, especially in fabrics and materials.
Etymology
From 'breathe' (Old English breathan, to exhale) plus the suffix '-ability' (Latin habilis, meaning 'able to'). This modern term became common in the 20th century with synthetic textiles.
Kelly Says
Athletic fabric technology engineers measure breathability in scientific units—high-performance fabrics can transmit moisture vapor at 10,000+ grams per square meter per 24 hours, which is why your running gear doesn't turn into a swamp!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
breathability
breathability
ARالعربية
قدرة التنفس
qadaratu at-tanfas
BNবাংলা
breathability
breathability
CACatalà
breathability
breathability
CSČeština
breathability
breathability
DADansk
breathability
breathability
DEDeutsch
Atmungsaktivität
at-muŋs-ak-ti-vität
ELΕλληνικά
breathability
breathability
ESEspañol
respirabilidad
re-spi-ra-bi-li-dad
FAفارسی
breathability
breathability
FISuomi
breathability
breathability
FRFrançais
respirabilité
re-spi-ra-bi-li-te
GUGU
breathability
breathability
HAHA
breathability
breathability
HEעברית
breathability
breathability
HIहिन्दी
श्वसन क्षमता
shvasan kshamata
HUMagyar
breathability
breathability
IDBahasa Indonesia
breathability
breathability
IGIG
breathability
breathability
ITItaliano
respirabilità
re-spi-ra-bi-li-tà
KKKK
breathability
breathability
KMKM
breathability
breathability
MRMR
breathability
breathability
MSBahasa Melayu
breathability
breathability
MYမြန်မာ
breathability
breathability
NLNederlands
breathability
breathability
NONorsk
breathability
breathability
PAPA
breathability
breathability
PLPolski
przepuszczalność powietrza
prze-puszcz-al-no-ść po-wietrza
PTPortuguês
respirabilidade
re-spi-ra-bi-li-dade
RORomână
breathability
breathability
RUРусский
проницаемость воздуха
pronitsa-em-nost' vozdukha
SVSvenska
breathability
breathability
SWKiswahili
breathability
breathability
TAதமிழ்
breathability
breathability
TEతెలుగు
breathability
breathability
THไทย
ความสามารถในการหายใจ
kwan-sam-ap rai-dan ha-ya-jai
TLTL
breathability
breathability
TRTürkçe
nefeslenebilirlik
ne-fes-len-e-mir-lik
UKУкраїнська
breathability
breathability
URاردو
breathability
breathability
VITiếng Việt
khả năng thông khí
kha nang thong khi
YOYO
breathability
breathability
ZUZU
breathability
breathability