stratification vs configuration

stratification and configuration both are nouns.

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

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

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

stratification (noun)	configuration (noun)
the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata	any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination	an arrangement of parts or elements
a layered configuration
forming or depositing in layers
the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group