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breathability, n.
Brit. |ˌbriːðəˈbɪlɪti|, U.S. |ˌbriðəˈbɪlɪdi|
Forms: 19– breathability, 19– breatheability
[‹ breathable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix.]
1. The capacity of material or clothing to admit air to the skin and allow the evaporation of sweat.
1953Greeley (Colorado) Daily Tribune 17 July 10/2 A froth whipped from pure odourless latex is the start of this miracle mattress. It is baked around air-breathing cores on each side of the mattress for greater breathability and durability. 1992Toronto Star (Nexis) 6 June j1 The seats combine the toughness and aroma of leather..with the breatheability of cloth. 2002J. T. Bartis et al. Protecting Emergency Responders iii. 26 The suits' limited breathability and extra weight contributed to fatigue and heat stress as the firefighters performed demanding physical labor.
2. The suitability of air for breathing.
1955C. M. Stern tr. A. P. Suñer Classics of Biol. i. 8 The addition..restores to the air its qualities of breathability and its capacity for combustion. 1972A. R. Ammons Coll. Poems 353 How has the air..kept clarity, breatheability. 1993R. Harré in G. H. R. Parkinson Encycl. Philos. c. xiv. 307 Hales..had performed experiments on the breathability of air, and knew of the reduction in volume occasioned by a plant or animal using air. |