action at a distance en · NOUN
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(countable, uncountable) The concept that an object can be affected, changed, moved, or otherwise affected without being physically touched by another object.
For Descartes, as for Aristoteles, the doctrine of the Plenum rested on two self-evident truths: Nature abhors a vacuum, and there can be no action at a distance .
1984, David Layzer, Constructing the Universe, page 7:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| actions at a distance | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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nb fjernkraft (Translations) · fr action à distance (Translations) · pt ação à distância (Translations) · eo agado ĉe distanco (Translations) · es acción a distancia (Translations) · la āctiō in distāns (Translations) · tr uzaktan etki (Translations) · it azione a distanza (Translations) · ca acció a distància (Translations) · cmn 超距作用 (Translations) · de Fernwirkung (Translations)