craniometer vs measuring device

craniometer and measuring device both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
craniometer	Yes	No	No	No
measuring device	Yes	No	No	No

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

craniometer: an instrument for measuring skull sizes
measuring device: instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something

Other hypernyms of craniometer include measuring instrument, measuring system.

craniometer (noun)	measuring device (noun)
an instrument for measuring skull sizes	instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something