measuring stick vs measuring instrument

measuring stick and measuring instrument both are nouns.

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

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

measuring stick: measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
measuring instrument: instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something

Other hypernyms of measuring stick include measuring device, measuring system.

measuring stick (noun)	measuring instrument (noun)
measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements	instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something

measuring stick vs measuring instrument

measuring stick and measuring instrument both are nouns.

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