topic — Dizionario inglese

Aggettivo

1. topical

Sostantivo

1. A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest.

   Sinonimi

   ground

   Esempi

   A society where a topic cannot be discussed, does not have free speech.

   stick to the topic

   Altri esempi (3)

   an interesting topic of conversation

   romance is a topic that frequently comes up in conversation

   The yawning gap in neuroscientists’ understanding of their topic is in the intermediate scale of the brain’s anatomy.

2. A discussion thread.

   Uso

   • Internet

   Esempi

   If after the update you still run into bugs or odd behavior, please report them in the appropriate Steam Community thread or the relevant Discord channel/topic.

3. A component similar to a message queue which supports multiple subscribers.

4. A musical sign intended to suggest a particular style or genre.

   Esempi

   In Peircean terms, topics are interpretants: signifieds that become new signifiers in the endless semiotic chain of interpretations.

5. An argument or reason.

   Uso

   • obsoleto

   Esempi

   contumacious persons, who are not to be fixed by any principles, whom no topics can work upon

6. An external local application or remedy, such as a plaster, a blister, etc.

   Uso

   • obsoleto

   Esempi

   Amongst topics or outward medicines none are more precious than baths.

Sostantivo

1. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

   Sinonimi

   subjecttheme

   Termini più generali

   messagecontentsubject mattersubstance

   Esempi

   he didn't want to discuss that subject

   it was a very sensitive topic

   Altri esempi (1)

   his letters were always on the theme of love

2. some situation or event that is thought about

   Sinonimi

   subjectissuematter

   Termini più generali

   contentcognitive contentmental object

   Esempi

   he kept drifting off the topic

   he had been thinking about the subject for several years

   Altri esempi (1)

   it is a matter for the police