of interest at the present time; "a topical reference"; "a topical and timely study of civil liberty" pertaining to the surface of a body part; "a drug for topical (or local) application"; "a topical anesthesia" of or relating to or arranged by topics; "a detailed record on both a chronological and a topical basis
(stamps, coins, papermonies, etc) A group of stamps, coins, papermonies, etc, with a common theme, eg, philosophers, space travel, transportation, flora & fauna, etc, etc See also: thematic
{s} local, regional; current, popular; of topics; of or relating to topics, arranged by subjects and topics; superficial, external; (Medicine) applied externally, applied to to a particular place on the body
Topical is used to describe something that concerns or relates to events that are happening at the present time. The magazine's aim is to discuss topical issues within a Christian framework + topicality topi·cal·ity The book has all the lively topicality of first-rate journalism. a subject that is topical is interesting because it is important at the present time topical subject/issue/theme etc
1) Stamp or cover showing a given subject Examples are flowers, art, birds, elephants or the Statue of Liberty 2) The collection of stamps by the topic depicted on them, rather than by country of origin See also Thematic