incurvation vs niche

incurvation and niche both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
incurvation	Yes	No	No	No
niche	Yes	No	No	No

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

incurvation (noun)	niche (noun)
the action of creating a curved shape	an enclosure that is set back or indented
a shape that curves or bends inward	a small concavity
	a position particularly well suited to the person who or organization which occupies it
	(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)