| topic | (n) some situation or event that is thought about, Syn. matter, issue, subject, Example: he kept drifting off the topic; he had been thinking about the subject for several years; it is a matter for the police |
| topical | (adj) pertaining to the surface of a body part, Example: a drug for topical (or local) application; a topical anesthesia |
| topical | (adj) of or relating to or arranged by topics, Example: a detailed record on both a chronological and a topical basis |
| topical | (adj) of interest at the present time, Example: a topical reference; a topical and timely study of civil liberty |
| topical anesthesia | (n) loss of sensation confined to the skin or mucous surfaces (as when benzocaine or Lidocaine is applied to the surface), Syn. topical anaesthesia |
| topicality | (n) the attribute of being of interest at the present time, Example: the library had to discard books that had lost their topicality |
| topicalization | (n) (linguistics) emphasis placed on the topic or focus of a sentence by preposing it to the beginning of the sentence; placing the topic at the beginning of the sentence is typical for English, Example: `Those girls, they giggle when they see me' and `Cigarettes, you couldn't pay me to smoke them' are examples of topicalization |
| topicalize | (v) emphasize by putting heavy stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence, Example: Speakers topicalize more often than they realize; The object of the sentence is topicalized in what linguists call `Yiddish Movement' |
| topical prostaglandin eyedrop | (n) a treatment for glaucoma; the eyedrops increase the outflow of aqueous humor through the uveoscleral pathway |
| topic sentence | (n) a sentence that states the topic of its paragraph |
| Topic | n. [ F. topiques, pl., L. topica the title of a work of Aristotle, Gr. These topics, or loci, were no other than general ideas applicable to a great many different subjects, which the orator was directed to consult. Blair. [ 1913 Webster ] In this question by [ reason ] I do not mean a distinct topic, but a transcendent that runs through all topics. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] Contumacious persons, who are not to be fixed by any principles, whom no topics can work upon. Bp. Wilkins. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Topic | a. Topical. Drayton. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Topical | a. [ Cf. F. topique, LL. topicus, Gr. &unr_;. See Topic, n. ] Evidences of fact can be no more than topical and probable. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Topically | adv. In a topical manner; with application to, or limitation of, a particular place or topic. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Tagesgespräch { n } | Tagesgespräche { pl } | topic talk of the day | topic talks of the day [Add to Longdo] |
| Thema { n }; Themenkreis { m }; Themenbereich { m } | Themen { pl } | zu einem anderen Thema überwechseln | etwas vom Thema abweichen | topic | topics | to turn to another topic | to be slightly off-topic [Add to Longdo] |
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