Topical vs Tropical - What's the difference?
topical | tropical |
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.
Of or north and 23 degrees south.
From or similar to a hot climate, e.g. tropical fruit, tropical weather.
(dated) Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a .
* South
As adjectives the difference between topical and tropical
is that topical is of current interest; contemporary while tropical is of or {{l/en|pertaining}} to the {{l/en|tropics}}, the {{l/en|equatorial}} {{l/en|region}} between 23 {{l/en|degrees}} north and 23 degrees south.As nouns the difference between topical and tropical
is that topical is a topical anaesthetic while tropical is a tropical plant.topical
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Adjective
(wikipedia topical) (en adjective)- ''Fair trade has become quite a topical subject.
Antonyms
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* * *tropical
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Alternative forms
* (abbreviation)Adjective
(en adjective)- (Jeremy Taylor)
- The foundation of all parables is some analogy or similitude between the tropical or allusive part of the parable and the thing intended by it.