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tants

tants is the plural of tant.

Meaning of tant

Noun

tant (plural 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!2013, Michael J. Spinks, Microprocessor System Design: A Practical Introduction, page 32

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Proper noun capitalized: Tants

Tants

  1. (plural) plural of Tant

Questions about tants

What is tants the plural of?
Tants is the plural of tant.
What part of speech is tants?
Tants is a proper noun.

Words near tants in the dictionary

  1. tantrummed
  2. tantrumming
  3. tantrummy
  4. tantrums
  5. tantrumy
  6. tants
  7. tantulocarid
  8. tantulocarids
  9. Tantung
  10. tantuni
  11. tantunis

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