caliper vs measuring system

caliper and measuring system both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
caliper	Yes	No	Yes	No
measuring system	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, measuring system is a hypernym of caliper; that is, measuring system is a word with a broader meaning than caliper:

caliper: an instrument for measuring the distance between two points
measuring system: instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something

Other hypernyms of caliper include measuring device, measuring instrument.

caliper (noun)	measuring system (noun)
an instrument for measuring the distance between two points	instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something

caliper (verb)	measuring system (verb)
measure the diameter of something with calipers