conformation vs keeping

conformation and keeping both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conformation	Yes	No	No	No
keeping	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, keeping is a hyponym of conformation; that is, keeping is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conformation:

Other hyponyms of conformation include formality, line, honoring, honouring, observance.

conformation (noun)	keeping (noun)
acting according to certain accepted standards	the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)	conformity or harmony
a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing	the act of retaining something