interaxes

Noun

interaxis (plural interaxes)

1. The space between two axes.
   • The doors, windows, niches, and the like, are then placed centrally in the interaxes.1842, Joseph Gwilt, Encyclopaedia of Architecture
2. A line from the center of a regular solid to the center of one of its edges.
   • The principles of analytical geometry afford the means of determining how much the interaxes of the regular octahedron must be increased or diminished to equal the interaxes in these different forms.1854, James Dwight Dana, A System of Mineralogy, Comprising the Most Recent Discoveries, page 106
3. The distance between the axes (centers of rotation) of two items that interact along a spiral groove, such as intermeshing screws or a vinyl record and needle.
   • Because the screws are intermeshing and conjugated, and their interaxis is fixed, the larger the channel depth h, the larger the screws external diameter D.1983, F. Martelli, Twin-Screw Extruders: A Basic Understanding, page 93

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