heliometer vs measuring instrument

heliometer and measuring instrument both are nouns.

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

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

heliometer: an instrument used to measure the angular separation of two stars that are too far apart to be included in the field of view of an ordinary telescope
measuring instrument: instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something

Other hypernyms of heliometer include measuring device, measuring system.

heliometer (noun)	measuring instrument (noun)
an instrument used to measure the angular separation of two stars that are too far apart to be included in the field of view of an ordinary telescope	instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something

heliometer vs measuring instrument

heliometer and measuring instrument both are nouns.

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