convexness vs configuration

convexness and configuration both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
convexness	Yes	No	No	No
configuration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, configuration is a hypernym of convexness; that is, configuration is a word with a broader meaning than convexness:

Other hypernyms of convexness include conformation, contour, form, shape.

convexness (noun)	configuration (noun)
the property possessed by a convex shape	any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
	an arrangement of parts or elements