projectile vs multistage rocket

projectile and multistage rocket both are nouns.

projectile is an adjective but multistage rocket is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
projectile	Yes	Yes	No	No
multistage rocket	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, multistage rocket is a hyponym of projectile; that is, multistage rocket is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than projectile:

projectile: any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
multistage rocket: a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted

Other hyponyms of projectile include missile, step rocket, research rocket, test instrument vehicle, test rocket.

projectile (noun)	multistage rocket (noun)
a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled	a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine

projectile (adjective)	multistage rocket (adjective)
impelling or impelled forward

projectile vs multistage rocket

projectile and multistage rocket both are nouns.

projectile is an adjective but multistage rocket is not an adjective.

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