curvature vs configuration

curvature and configuration both are nouns.

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

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

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

curvature (noun)	configuration (noun)
the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve	any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface	an arrangement of parts or elements
(medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal