Topical vs Peripheral - What's the difference?
topical | peripheral |
Of current interest; contemporary.
local to a particular place
(medicine, not comparable) Applied to a localized part of the body.
Arranged according to topic or theme; thematic.
on the periphery or boundary
beside the point
unimportant
auxiliary
(neuroanatomy) a part of or located in the peripheral nervous system
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(computing) a device, such as a printer or scanner, connected to a computer
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As adjectives the difference between topical and peripheral
is that topical is of current interest; contemporary while peripheral is on the periphery or boundary.As nouns the difference between topical and peripheral
is that topical is (pharmacology) a topical anaesthetic while peripheral is (computing) a device, such as a printer or scanner, connected to a computer.topical
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Adjective
(wikipedia topical) (en adjective)- ''Fair trade has become quite a topical subject.
Antonyms
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(wikipedia peripheral)Adjective
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Derived terms
* peripherally * peripheral vision * peripheral nervous systemNoun
(en noun)- I was kind of looking at the ball, keeping him in my peripheral and all of sudden I see him closing in on the ball.