The degree to which a fabric, coating or laminate allows moisture vapor to pass through its construction.
The ability of a fabric, coating or laminate to transfer water vapour from one of its surfaces through the material to the other surface. See also moisture vapour transmission rate (MVTR).
A fabric property referring to its ability to allow air to move through a fabric and allow body heat to leave the surface of the skin.
Refers to air flowing through the pores of a fabric.
The ability of the upper to transpire, thereby ventilating the foot.
The ability of air to flow through a material. Airflow is a more effective principal cooling mechanism with clothing fabrics. Moisture vapor transport rate (MVTR), a measure of the static water vapor diffusion rate, is sometimes mistakenly represented as a measure of breathability