gage vs measuring instrument

gage and measuring instrument both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gage	Yes	No	Yes	No
measuring instrument	Yes	No	No	No

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

gage: a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
measuring instrument: instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something

Other hypernyms of gage include measuring device, measuring system.

gage (noun)	measuring instrument (noun)
a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.	instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
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gage (verb)	measuring instrument (verb)
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