actio ad distans
noun
ac·tio ad di·stans
-ˌad-ˈdi-ˌstanz,
-ˌäd-ˈdi-ˌstän(t)s
variants
or actio in distans
-ˌin-ˈdi-
: 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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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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