Topical

Definition: Topical

Topical

Adjective

1. (medicine) pertaining to the surface of a body part; "a drug for topical (or local) application"; "a topical anesthesia".

2. Of or relating to or arranged by topics; "a detailed record on both a chronological and a topical basis".

3. Of interest at the present time; "a topical reference"; "a topical and timely study of civil liberty".

Date "topical" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1690. (references)

Etymology: Topical \Top"ic*al\, adjective. [Compare to the French expression topique, Late Latin expression topicus. See Topic, noun.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definition
Health	On the surface of the body. (references)
Medicine	Localized. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Situation	Adjective: situate, situated; local, topical, topographical; n.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain

Usage

Movie/TV Titles

Topical Spanish (1970)

Pimple's Topical Gazette (1920)

Topical War Cartoons No. 2 (1914)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Environmental health physics : proceedings of the twenty-sixth midyear topical meeting of the Health Physics Society, January 24-28, 1993, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (reference) NIV Compact Nave's Topical Bible (reference) The Compact Nave's Topical Bible (reference) Zondervan NIV Nave's Topical Bible (reference) The mammalian neostriatum : its functional heterogenity associated with topical input from the neocortex (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Ans Topical Meeting Proceedings (reference) Compass : A Review Of Topical Theology (reference) Deep Sea Research - Part Ii - Topical Studies In Oceanography (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	The Topical Bible Series: The Passion - The Last Days of Christ (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Can't Keep From Crying: Topical Blues on the Death of President Kennedy (reference) Headlines and Footnotes: Collection of Topical Songs (reference) Topical Bluesman: From Korea to Vietnam [IMPORT] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Pseudomembranous candidiasis can usually be treated with topical nystatin. (references)
		Topical forms of therapy for oral candidiasis include nystatin and clotrimazole. (references)
		Topical nasal steroids are anti-inflammatory drugs that stop the allergic reaction. (references)
Business		Electronic commerce is extremely topical and becoming accepted as a way of buying product. (references)
Economic History	Indonesia	The U.S. Commercial Center prepares a full range of sector specific research reports including short, topical Industry Market Insight (IMI) reports, and detailed Industry Sector Analysis (ISA) reports. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Topical" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 99.24% of the time. "Topical" is used about 264 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	99.24%	262	18,239
Noun (proper)	0.38%	1	339,140
Noun (common)	0.38%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	264	N/A

Expressions using "topical": Aclovate Topical ♦ Cloderm Topical ♦ Corque Topical ♦ Cyclocort Topical ♦ make topical ♦ Mycogen II Topical ♦ Mytrex F Topical ♦ N.G.A. Topical ♦ Oxistat Topical ♦ Solaraze Topical ♦ topical anaesthesia ♦ topical anaesthetic ♦ topical anesthesia ♦ topical anesthetic ♦ topical application ♦ topical bibliography ♦ topical chemotherapy ♦ topical colors ♦ Topical Corticosteroids ♦ topical filing ♦ Topicycline Topical ♦ Tridesilon Topical ♦ Zonalon Topical Cream. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "topical": hugely-topical.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "topical"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		aktueel (current, present, present-day, up-to-date). (various references)

Albanian		topkal, që ka rëndësi lokale, i ditës (diurnal), aktual (actual, current, live, palpitating, present, present day, prevailing). (various references)

Arabic		‏موضوعي (documentary, dry, impartial, literal, nonpartisan, objective, objectivist, outer, thematic), ‏موضعي (local), ‏محلي (domestic, home, local, municipal, native, regional, territorial), ‏متعلق بموضوع. (various references)

Bulgarian		текущ (current, going, passing, running), местен (aboriginal, home grown, indigenous, local, locative, native, native born, provincial, regional, resident, sectional, vernacular, vicinal, vulgar), актуален (live), локален (local, sectional, vicinal). (various references)

Chinese		典型 (characteristic, Characteristical, typical). (various references)

Czech		tématický, soudobý, aktuální (actual, current, live, ongoing, recent, relevant, up to date). (various references)

Danish		topisk (applied to the surface). (various references)

Dutch		topisch (applied to the surface), tegenwoordig (at present, current, currently, now, nowadays, present, present-day, these days, up-to-date), actueel (current, present, present-day, up-to-date). (various references)

Esperanto		aktuala (current, present, present-day, up-to-date). (various references)

Finnish		topikaalinen, ulkonainen (external, outward), paikallis-, paikallinen (local). (various references)

French		topique (topic). (various references)

Frisian		op 't stuit fan betsjutting (current, present, present-day, up-to-date), aktueel (current, present, present-day, up-to-date). (various references)

German		topisch (topic), aktuell (actual, actually, current, currently, latest, live, newsworthy, present, present-day, prevailing, relevant, timely, topically, up, up to date, up-to-date). (various references)

Greek		επίκαιροσ (apropos, opportune, seasonable, timely, well timed), τοπικόσ (local, regional), τοπικός (local), θέματοσ. (various references)

Hebrew		מקומי (indigenous, local, native, resident), עכשוי (actual, contemporary, current, here and now, present), אקטואלי (live, timely). (various references)

Hungarian		helyi (endemic, home, local, parochial, provincial, regional), aktuális (current, current intelligence, present, present-day, up-to-date). (various references)

Icelandic		núverandi (current, present, present-day, up-to-date), nútímalegur (current, present, present-day, up-to-date), núgildandi (current, present, present-day, up-to-date). (various references)

Indonesian		aktual (current, recent). (various references)

Italian		attuale (actual, alive, current, present, present day, present-day, prevailing, up-to-date), topico (topic). (various references)

Korean		�"� � (topic, TOPICS). (various references)

Manx		traaoil (apposite, apropos, apt, felicitous, fitting, fortunate, opportune, punctual, seasonable, timely), bun-chooishagh. (various references)

Papiamen		aktual (current, present, present-day, up-to-date). (various references)

Pig Latin		opicaltay

Portuguese		tópico (matter, paragraph, subject, topic). (various references)

Romanian		topic (toponymic), local (home, local, parochial, regional, vernacular), de actualitate, arzãtor (ardent, ardently, burner, burning, fiery, hot, hot-blooded, intense, passionately, scorching, sultry, urgent), actual (actual, current, existent, existing, fresh, modern, nowaday, present, ruling, up to date). (various references)

Russian		тематический (thematic). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		tematski (thematic), mesni (local, meaty). (various references)

Spanish		actual (actual, current, existing, flowing, going, present, present-day, prevailing, prevalent, reigning, topic, up-to-date). (various references)

Swedish		aktuell (actual, current, in question, live, to the fore, up to date). (various references)

Turkish		yerel (local, regional, territorial, vernacular), yöresel (endemic, regional), mahalli, lokal (local, regional), konuyla ilgili, konulu film, konulu, güncel (actual, live, living, newsworthy, timely, up to date), aktüel (actual, contemporary, newsworthy, up to date). (various references)

Ukrainian		тематичний (thematic), кінорепортаж, місцевий (aboriginal, domestic, home, home-bred, indigenous, local, locative, native, on site, on the spot, parochial, provincial, territorial), актуальний (actual). (various references)

Vietnamese		địa phương. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "topical": topicalities, topicality, topically. (additional references)
	Words containing "topical": ectopically, isotopically, radioisotopically. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Topical" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: atopical, tipical, tipycal, Topeca, topia, topica, topicalise, topice, topicl, topira, Toppigala, tpca. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "topical" (pronounced tÄ"pikul)
6	-Ä" p i k u l	semitropical, tropical.
5	-p i k u l	atypical, prototypical, stereotypical, untypical.
4	-i k u l	acoustical, alphabetical, analytical, antithetical, apolitical, archaeological, archeological, astrological, astronautical, astronomical, asymmetrical, autobiographical, bicycle, biographical, biological, biomedical, biotechnological, botanical, categorical, cervical, chronological, classical, comical, conical, critical, cubicle, cyclical, cylindrical, cynical, dermatological, diabolical, dialectical, ecclesiastical, ecological, economical, ecumenical, egotistical, electrical, electrochemical, electromechanical, elliptical, empirical, encyclical, epidemiological, eschatological, ethical, ethnical, evangelical, fanatical, galenical, geographical, geological, geometrical, geopolitical, graphical, gynecological, helical, heretical, historical, hypercritical, hypocritical, hysterical, icicle, identical, ideological, illogical, immunological, inimical, ironical, lackadaisical, lexical, liturgical, logical, logistical, lyrical, magical, mathematical, mechanical, metallurgical, metaphorical, metaphysical, methodological, metrical, morphological, musical, mystical, mythological, neoclassical, neurological, nonelectrical, nonpolitical, nonsensical, nonsurgical, nontechnical, ontological, optical, ornithological, paradoxical, pathological, pedagogical, periodical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, pharmacological, philosophical, phonological, physical, physiological, popsicle, preclinical, problematical, psychical, psychological, puritanical, rabbinical, radiological, rhetorical, sabbatical, semiclassical, semicylindrical, serological, sociological, spherical, statistical, strategical, surgical, symmetrical, tactical, technical, technological, teleological, testicle, theatrical, theological, theoretical, toxicological, tricycle, typographical, tyrannical, umbilical, uncritical, uneconomical, unethical, vehicle, vertical, viatical, virological, whimsical, zoological.
3	-k u l	aeronautical, agrochemical, allegorical, anarchical, anatomical, ankle, anthropological, article, barnacle, biblical, bifocal, biochemical, brickle, buckle, cackle, chemical, Chronicle, chuckle, circle, clavicle, clerical, clinical, commonsensical, coracle, cortical, crackle, cuticle, cycle, debacle, diacritical, domical, ducal, encircle, epochal, equivocal, etymological, farcical, fecal, fickle, fiscal, focal, follicle, freckle, geophysical, gonococcal, grackle, grammatical, granduncle, hackle, heckle, heterocercal, hierarchical, honeysuckle, Huckle, hypothetical, impractical, jackal, knuckle, local, maniacal, matriarchal, medical, meikle, meteorological, methodical, Mickle, miracle, monocle, motorcycle, muckle, mythical, nautical, nickel, Nickle, Nicol, numerical, obstacle, Oracle, oratorical, particle, patriarchal, photochemical, pickle, pinnacle, polemical, political, pontifical, practical, pumpernickel, quizzical, radical, ramshackle, rankle, rascal, receptacle, reciprocal, recycle, ruckle, runkle, satirical, shackle, shekel, sickle, skeptical, Sokol, sparkle, speckle, spectacle, sprinkle, stickle, suckle, tabernacle, tackle, tentacle, tickle, tinkle, trickle, twinkle, typical, uncle, unequivocal, unicycle, unshackle, vocal, Winkle, wrinkle.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: capitol, coalpit, optical.
	Words within the letters "a-c-i-l-o-p-t"
	-1 letter: atopic, citola, coital.
	-2 letters: clapt, clipt, coapt, coati, copal, lotic, octal, optic, patio, pical, picot, pilot, plait, plica, tical, topic.
	-3 letters: alit, alto, atop, calo, capo, ciao, clap, clip, clit, clop, clot, coal, coat, coil, cola, colt, iota, laic, lati, lipa, loca, loci, lota, loti, opal, otic, pact, pail, pial, pica, pita, plat.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-i-l-o-p-t"
	+1 letter: capitols, coalpits, platonic, poetical, tropical.
	+2 letters: allotypic, apostolic, captopril, complaint, compliant, haplontic, occipital, optically, patchouli, pictorial, placation, plication, political, precoital, prolactin, scapolite, topically.
	+3 letters: allopatric, allotropic, antipolice, apolitical, apologetic, apoplectic, apothecial, applicator, captiously, captoprils, compatible, compatibly, complaints, complicate, copulating, copulation, copulative, diplomatic, duplicator, epitomical, explicator, halophytic, neoplastic, noncapital, nonplastic, nontypical, nyctalopia, occipitals, ophthalmic, patchoulis, pathologic, peculation, photically, pictorials, placations, planktonic, pleonastic, plications, poetically, politician, polyatomic, polymathic, pontifical, postcoital, pratincole, proctorial, prolactins, replicator, scapolites, synoptical, topicality, tropically.
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 6F 70 69 63 61 6C

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01101111 01110000 01101001 01100011 01100001 01101100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#111 &#112 &#105 &#99 &#97 &#108

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 006F 0070 0069 0063 0061 006C

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
anesthetic topical	39	topical alpha lipoic acid	9
celebrity loss patch topical weight	34	topical corticosteroids	9
topical	23	topical dmae	8
topical bible	20	erythromycin topical	8
botox topical	20	topical vitamin	7
topical stamp	20	propecia topical	7
map topical	19	memory system topical	7
topical sermon	18	topical cream	7
benefit employee library links topical	16	topical spironolactone	6
topical verapamil	16	k topical vitamin	6
naves topical bible	16	application topical	6
topical bible study	16	immunomodulators topical	6
topical vitamin c	15	bible free reference topical	5
topical steroid	13	hyperbaric oxygen topical	5
duac gel topical	12	killer pain topical	5
cream topical yohimbine	12	bio ointment t topical	5
topical stamp collecting	12	emulsion formulation gel topical	5
fish topical	11	lidocaine topical	5
topical antibiotic	11	clindamycin phosphate solution topical	5
solage solution topical	9	topical testosterone	5
		minoxidil topical	5
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Topical

Definition: Topical

Topical

Adjective

Specialty Definition: Topical

Synonyms within Context: Topical

Situation

Crosswords: Topical

Modern Usage: Topical

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: Topical

Books

Periodicals

Theater & Movies

Music

Non-Fiction Usage: Topical

Usage Frequency: Topical

Expression: Topical

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Topical

Modern Translation: Topical

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Derivations & Misspellings: Topical

Derivations

Misspellings

Rhyming with "Topical"

Anagrams: Topical

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Alternative Orthography: Topical

54 6F 70 69 63 61 6C

- --- .--. .. -.-. .- .-..

01010100 01101111 01110000 01101001 01100011 01100001 01101100

&#84 &#111 &#112 &#105 &#99 &#97 &#108

0054 006F 0070 0069 0063 0061 006C

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