topical

English

Etymology

topic +‎ -al

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɒp.ɪ.kəl/
Rhymes: -ɒpɪkəl

Adjective

topical (comparative more topical, superlative most topical)

Of current interest; contemporary.
Fair trade has become quite a topical subject.
Local to a particular place
(medicine, not comparable) Applied to a localized part of the body.
(medicine, not comparable) Applied externally (to the surface of the skin or eye).
Arranged according to topic or theme; thematic.

Antonyms

(medicine: applied locally): systemic

Translations

of current interest; contemporary

Chinese:
Mandarin: 有关时事的, 热门的
Esperanto: aktuala
Finnish: ajankohtainen (fi)
French: d'actualité (fr) f

Indonesian: aktual (id)
Italian: topico (it)
Manx: traaoil
Polish: aktualny (pl)
Serbo-Croatian: ȁktuālan (sh)

local to a particular place

Chinese:
Mandarin: 地方的
Finnish: paikallinen (fi)
French: local (fr), local (fr)

Hebrew: מקומי‎ (he)
Italian: topico (it)
Portuguese: tópico (pt)

medicine: applied to a localized part of the body

Chinese:
Mandarin: 局部的
Finnish: paikallinen (fi)
French: topique (fr)
Italian: topico (it)

Occitan: topic
Portuguese: tópico (pt)
Russian: насущный (ru) (nasuščnyj)
Spanish: tópico (es)

medicine: applied to the surface

Finnish: ulkoinen (fi), pinnallinen (fi)

Italian: topico (it)

arranged according to topic or theme

Chinese:
Mandarin: 题目的, 论题的

Finnish: aiheenmukainen; aine- (fi)
Italian: topico (it)

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Translations to be checked

German: ^{(please verify)} topisch (de)
Manx: ^{(please verify)} bun-chooishagh

Scottish Gaelic: ^{(please verify)} co-aimsireil

Noun

topical (plural topicals)

(pharmacology) A topical anaesthetic.

Anagrams

Capitol, capitol, coalpit, lipcoat, optical

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