rangefinder vs measuring system

rangefinder and measuring system both are nouns.

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

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

rangefinder: a measuring instrument (acoustic or optical or electronic) for finding the distance of an object
measuring system: instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something

Other hypernyms of rangefinder include measuring device, measuring instrument.

rangefinder (noun)	measuring system (noun)
a measuring instrument (acoustic or optical or electronic) for finding the distance of an object	instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something