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Clipping of tantalum capacitor.

noun tants

  1. slang A tantalum capacitor. Note that like 'tants' these are polarized and must be connected to the circuit the right way round, the lead marked 'H' to the positive side of the circuit; failure to do so can lead to a small explosion!

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proper noun Tants

  1. A surname.

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"tant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tant

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"tant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tant.

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@misc{tant_2026,
  title = {tant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}