hammer vs air hammer

air hammer vs hammer

hammer and air hammer both are nouns.

hammer is a verb but air hammer is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hammer	Yes	No	Yes	No
air hammer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, air hammer is a hyponym of hammer; that is, air hammer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hammer:

hammer: a power tool for drilling rocks
air hammer: a hammer driven by compressed air

Other hyponyms of hammer include jackhammer, pneumatic hammer, electric hammer, triphammer, piling hammer.

hammer (noun)	air hammer (noun)
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)	a hammer driven by compressed air
a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
a power tool for drilling rocks
a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
the ossicle attached to the eardrum

hammer (verb)	air hammer (verb)
beat with or as if with a hammer
create by hammering

Difference between hammer and air hammer

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