topography vs conformation

topography and conformation both are nouns.

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

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

topography: the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features
conformation: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

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

topography (noun)	conformation (noun)
the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features	acting according to certain accepted standards
precise detailed study of the surface features of a region	any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
	a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing