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Thematic (adjective)
Relating to, or having a subject or a topic.
“He had a thematic collection of postage stamps with flags on them (where q|UK thematic collection = q|US topical collection)”
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Thematic (adjective)
Relating to a melodic subject.
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Thematic (adjective)
Of a word stem, ending in a vowel that appears in or otherwise influences the noun or verb’s inflection.
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Thematic (adjective)
Of or relating to a subdivision of the Byzantine empire.
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Thematic (noun)
A postage stamp that is part of a thematic collection.
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Topical (adjective)
Of current interest; contemporary.
“”Fair trade has become quite a topical subject.”
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Topical (adjective)
Local to a particular place
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Topical (adjective)
Applied to a localized part of the body.
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Topical (adjective)
Applied externally (to the surface of the skin or eye).
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Topical (adjective)
Arranged according to topic or theme; thematic.
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Topical (noun)
A topical anaesthetic.
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Topical (adjective)
(of a subject) of immediate relevance, interest, or importance owing to its relation to current events
“a popular topical affairs programme”
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Topical (adjective)
relating to a particular subject; classified according to subject
“foreign or topical stamps”
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Topical (adjective)
relating or applied directly to a part of the body
“topical steroid creams”