Definition of door frame in English English dictionary
A group of wood parts machined and assembled to form an enclosure and support for a door; door frames are classified either as exterior or interior door frames
An assembly of wood parts that form an enclosure and support for a door Door frames are classified as exterior and interior
Made of either wood or hollow metal A frame includes the following components: (a) head - the horizontal top portion of the door frame; (b) jamb - either the left or right vertical portion of the frame; (c) sill - the bottom of the door at floor level; (d) stop - a continuos projection around the frame to resist the door from traveling beyond a closing point; (e) buck - the subframe of wood or pressed metal to which the door case is fixed
A frame enclosing a doorway It is generally composed of a horizontal piece at the top called a header, a horizontal piece at the bottom called a sill, the vertical sides called stiles and a piece which extends around the inside of the frame for the door to close against called the stop bead