automatic vs Browning automatic rifle

Browning automatic rifle vs automatic

automatic and Browning automatic rifle both are nouns.

automatic is an adjective but Browning automatic rifle is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
automatic	Yes	Yes	No	No
Browning automatic rifle	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Browning automatic rifle is a hyponym of automatic; that is, Browning automatic rifle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than automatic:

automatic: self-loading rifle capable of automatic fire
Browning automatic rifle: a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War

Other hyponyms of automatic include assault gun, assault rifle, BAR.

automatic (noun)	Browning automatic rifle (noun)
self-loading rifle capable of automatic fire	a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War
a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released

automatic (adjective)	Browning automatic rifle (adjective)
operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
without volition or conscious control
resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine

Difference between automatic and Browning automatic rifle

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