Vocabulary : Tophi to Toping
Tophi : of Tophus
Tophin : Same as Toph.
Tophus : One of the mineral concretions about the joints, and in other situations, occurring chiefly in gouty persons. They consist usually of urate of sodium; when occurring in the internal organs they are also composed of phosphate of calcium. ;; Calcareous tufa.
Topi : An antelope (Damaliscus corrigum jimela) having a glossy purplish brown coat. It is related to the blesbok and is native of British East Africa. Also, any of various related varieties of other districts south of the Sahara.
Topiarian : Of or pertaining to the ornamental cutting and trimming of trees, hedges, etc.; practicing ornamental gardening.
Topiary : Of or pertaining to ornamental gardening; produced by cutting, trimming, etc.; topiarian.
Topic : One of the various general forms of argument employed in probable as distinguished from demonstrative reasoning, -- denominated by Aristotle to`poi (literally, places), as being the places or sources from which arguments may be derived, or to which they may be referred; also, a prepared form of argument, applicable to a great variety of cases, with a supply of which the ancient rhetoricians and orators provided themselves; a commonplace of argument or oratory. ;; A treatise on forms of argument; a system or scheme of forms or commonplaces of argument or oratory; as, the Topics of Aristotle. ;; An argument or reason. ;; The subject of any distinct portion of a discourse, or argument, or literary composition; also, the general or main subject of the whole; a matter treated of; a subject, as of conversation or of thought; a matter; a point; a head. ;; An external local application or remedy, as a plaster, a blister, etc. ;; Topical.
Topical : Of or pertaining to a place; limited; logical application; as, a topical remedy; a topical claim or privilege. ;; Pertaining to, or consisting of, a topic or topics; according to topics. ;; Resembling a topic, or general maxim; hence, not demonstrative, but merely probable, as an argument.
Topically : In a topical manner; with application to, or limitation of, a particular place or topic.
Toping : of Tope
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