English

Doorknob

Alternative forms

• door knob

Noun

doorknob ‎(plural doorknobs)

1. A circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of the door.
   • 2012 March 1, Henry Petroski, “Opening Doors”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 112-3:

     A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.

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See also

• door handle