As nouns the difference between orthant and orthent
is that orthant is a n-dimensional generalization of the terms quadrant (in two-dimensional Cartesian space) and octant (in three-dimensional space) while orthent is a kind of shallow or "skeletal" soils, found on recent erosional surfaces or very old landforms completely devoid of weatherable minerals.
orthant
Noun
(
en noun)
(geometry) A n-dimensional generalization of the terms quadrant'' (in two-dimensional Cartesian space) and ''octant (in three-dimensional space).
orthent
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A kind of shallow or "skeletal" soils, found on recent erosional surfaces or very old landforms completely devoid of weatherable minerals.