nephoscope vs measuring device

nephoscope and measuring device both are nouns.

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

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

nephoscope: a measuring instrument that uses a grid for measuring the altitude, direction, and velocity of movement of clouds
measuring device: instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something

Other hypernyms of nephoscope include measuring instrument, measuring system.

nephoscope (noun)	measuring device (noun)
a measuring instrument that uses a grid for measuring the altitude, direction, and velocity of movement of clouds	instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something