Associations to the word «Topical»

Wiktionary

TOPICAL, adjective. Of current interest; contemporary.
TOPICAL, adjective. Local to a particular place
TOPICAL, adjective. (medicine) (not comparable) Applied to a localized part of the body.
TOPICAL, adjective. Arranged according to topic or theme; thematic.
TOPICAL, noun. (pharmacology) A topical anaesthetic.

Dictionary definition

TOPICAL, adjective. Pertaining to the surface of a body part; "a drug for topical (or local) application"; "a topical anesthesia".
TOPICAL, adjective. Of or relating to or arranged by topics; "a detailed record on both a chronological and a topical basis".
TOPICAL, adjective. Of interest at the present time; "a topical reference"; "a topical and timely study of civil liberty".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats