oedometer vs measuring system

oedometer and measuring system both are nouns.

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

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

oedometer: an instrument for measuring the rate and amount of consolidation of a soil specimen under pressure.
measuring system: instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something

Other hypernyms of oedometer include measuring device, measuring instrument.

oedometer (noun)	measuring system (noun)
an instrument for measuring the rate and amount of consolidation of a soil specimen under pressure.	instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something