gage vs measuring system

gage and measuring system both are nouns.

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

As nouns, measuring system is a hypernym of gage; that is, measuring system 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 system: instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something

Other hypernyms of gage include measuring device, measuring instrument.

gage (noun)	measuring system (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 system (verb)
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