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automatic vs assault gun

assault gun vs automatic

automatic and assault gun both are nouns.

automatic is an adjective but assault gun is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
automatic Yes Yes No No
assault gun Yes No No No
As nouns, assault gun is a hyponym of automatic; that is, assault gun is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than automatic:
  • automatic: self-loading rifle capable of automatic fire
  • assault gun: any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use
Other hyponyms of automatic include assault rifle, BAR, Browning automatic rifle.
automatic (noun) assault gun (noun)
self-loading rifle capable of automatic fire an armored vehicle with the chassis of a tank (but no turret) and a large gun; used as an antitank weapon and to support infantry
a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use
automatic (adjective) assault gun (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 assault gun

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