Doorknob

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈdɔː.nÉ’b/
• US IPA: /ˈdɔɹ.nÉ‘b/

Origin

From door + knob.

Full definition of doorknob

Noun

1. A circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of the door.
• 2012-03, Henry Petroski, Opening Doors, 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.