actio ad distans
noun
ac·tio ad di·stans
| \ -ˌad-ˈdi-ˌstanz, -ˌäd-ˈdi-ˌstän(t)s\
variants:
or actio in distans \ -ˌin-ˈdi- \
Definition of actio ad distans
: action at a distance or without contact
Leibnitz held that the apparent physical impossibility of actio ad distans was an objection to gravitation
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