actio in distansn.

Brit.

/ˌaktɪəʊ ɪn ˈdɪstanz/, U.S.

/ˌæktɪoʊ ɪn ˈdɪstænz/

Inflections: Plural actiones in distans;

Forms:

α. 1800s– actio in distans.

β. 1900s– actio ad distans.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin; probably partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymon: Latin actio in distans.

Etymology: Originally (in α. forms) < post-classical Latin actio in distans (1616 in a work title, or earlier) < classical Latin āctiō action n. + in (see in prep.) + distāns distant adj. In β. forms probably reflecting the variant actio ad distans (1658 or earlier), showing classical Latin ad (see ad- prefix). Compare earlier action at a distance n. at action n. Phrases 3.Compare the following examples of earlier variants of the Latin phrase in an English context:1631 W. Foster Hoplocrisma-spongus 5 For 'tis a rule amongst both Divines and Philosophers that; Nullum agens agit in distans.1631 R. Fludd Doctor Fludds answer 29 The lightning out of the cloud blasteth ad distans. The Bay tree operateth against the power of thunder and lightning ad distans.1645 A. Ross Philos. Touch-stone 35 The fire warmeth more at a neer, then at a remoter distance: Naturall agents work not in distans.1663 G. Harvey Archelogia Philosophica Nova II. ii. iii. 260 This sympathy is either communicable through means of the air, or through it self without any intermediate body, and consequently a natural action must agere in distans.

Physics and Philosophy.

= action at a distance n. at action n. Phrases 3. Also in extended use and figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [noun] > exertion of force from a distance

action at a distance1662

actio in distans1717

1717 Pract. Scheme Secret Dis., & Broken Constit. (ed. 17) 30 'Tis a common Question propos'd by Philosophers, Whether or no ther be any such Thing in Nature as actio in distans.

1846 W. Hamilton in T. Reid Wks. 852/1 Repulsion..remains, as apparently an actio in distans,..inconceivable as a possibility [for inclusion among the primary qualities of body].

1853 O. W. Wight Philos. Sir William Hamilton ii. v. 368 Attraction and repulsion seem equally actiones in distans.

1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. I. ii. 47 In these cases it seems probable that it [sc. hemiopia] is due to an actio in distans, probably to the interruption of fibres proceeding from the occipital lobe.

1901 J. M. Baldwin Dict. Philos. & Psychol. I. 421/2 Intimately associated with gravitation is the question whether it is really an actio ad distans—whether it takes place without any intervening medium or other agency.

1938 Philos. Sci. 5 283 Even Newtonian physics made use of the actio ad distans which seemed to some of Newton's contemporaries..unintelligible.

2000 T. Tanner Amer. Myst. vi. 116 He [sc. Kierkegaard] stresses the importance of ‘actiones in distans’ (operations directed towards a distant goal).

2004 C. Leijenhorst in C. R. Palmerino & J. M. M. H. Thijssen Reception Galilean Sci. Motion 17th-cent. Europe 168 According to most Aristotelians, this principle logically entailed the denial of any actio in distans.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	actio in distans
释义	actio in distansn. Brit. /ˌaktɪəʊ ɪn ˈdɪstanz/, U.S. /ˌæktɪoʊ ɪn ˈdɪstænz/ Inflections: Plural actiones in distans; Forms: α. 1800s– actio in distans. β. 1900s– actio ad distans. Origin: A borrowing from Latin; probably partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymon: Latin actio in distans. Etymology: Originally (in α. forms) < post-classical Latin actio in distans (1616 in a work title, or earlier) < classical Latin āctiō action n. + in (see in prep.) + distāns distant adj. In β. forms probably reflecting the variant actio ad distans (1658 or earlier), showing classical Latin ad (see ad- prefix). Compare earlier action at a distance n. at action n. Phrases 3.Compare the following examples of earlier variants of the Latin phrase in an English context:1631 W. Foster Hoplocrisma-spongus 5 For 'tis a rule amongst both Divines and Philosophers that; Nullum agens agit in distans.1631 R. Fludd Doctor Fludds answer 29 The lightning out of the cloud blasteth ad distans. The Bay tree operateth against the power of thunder and lightning ad distans.1645 A. Ross Philos. Touch-stone 35 The fire warmeth more at a neer, then at a remoter distance: Naturall agents work not in distans.1663 G. Harvey Archelogia Philosophica Nova II. ii. iii. 260 This sympathy is either communicable through means of the air, or through it self without any intermediate body, and consequently a natural action must agere in distans. Physics and Philosophy. = action at a distance n. at action n. Phrases 3. Also in extended use and figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [noun] > exertion of force from a distance action at a distance1662 actio in distans1717 1717 Pract. Scheme Secret Dis., & Broken Constit. (ed. 17) 30 'Tis a common Question propos'd by Philosophers, Whether or no ther be any such Thing in Nature as actio in distans. 1846 W. Hamilton in T. Reid Wks. 852/1 Repulsion..remains, as apparently an actio in distans,..inconceivable as a possibility [for inclusion among the primary qualities of body]. 1853 O. W. Wight Philos. Sir William Hamilton ii. v. 368 Attraction and repulsion seem equally actiones in distans. 1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. I. ii. 47 In these cases it seems probable that it [sc. hemiopia] is due to an actio in distans, probably to the interruption of fibres proceeding from the occipital lobe. 1901 J. M. Baldwin Dict. Philos. & Psychol. I. 421/2 Intimately associated with gravitation is the question whether it is really an actio ad distans—whether it takes place without any intervening medium or other agency. 1938 Philos. Sci. 5 283 Even Newtonian physics made use of the actio ad distans which seemed to some of Newton's contemporaries..unintelligible. 2000 T. Tanner Amer. Myst. vi. 116 He [sc. Kierkegaard] stresses the importance of ‘actiones in distans’ (operations directed towards a distant goal). 2004 C. Leijenhorst in C. R. Palmerino & J. M. M. H. Thijssen Reception Galilean Sci. Motion 17th-cent. Europe 168 According to most Aristotelians, this principle logically entailed the denial of any actio in distans. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1717
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