Breathable

//ˈbɹiːðəbəl// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    suitable for breathing

    "The Wards are open-topped, with skyscrapers rising from the superstructure. Towers are sealed against vacuum, as the breathable atmosphere envelope is only maintained to a height of about seven meters. The atmosphere is contained by the centrifugal force of rotation and a "membrane" of dense, colorless sulphur hexafluoride gas, held in place by carefully managed mass effect fields."

  2. 2
    Letting air seep through. usually

    "breathable paint"

Example

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"The atmosphere of this planet is not breathable."

Etymology

From breathe + -able.

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