curvature vs conformation

curvature and conformation both are nouns.

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

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

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

curvature (noun)	conformation (noun)
the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve	acting according to certain accepted standards
the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface	any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
(medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal	a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing