A multilayer capacitor comprising: physically and electrically spaced-apart first and second base conductors (164, 166), each of the first and second base conductors configured to be attached to a respective different external conductor of an external circuit; a capacitor stack having a plurality of first plate electrodes, a plurality of second plate electrodes, and a dielectric body supporting the first and second plate electrodes in spaced-apart positions, the capacitor stack having two stack end faces (154, 155) and four stack side faces (150, 151, 152, 153) including two pairs of oppositely positioned stack side faces (150, 151; and 152, 153), the two stack end faces extending between respective edges of the four stack side faces, the first and second plate electrodes of the respective pluralities of first and second plate electrodes extending in planes transverse to the four stack side faces, each of the first plate electrodes extending to at least the two stack side faces of one of the two pairs of oppositely positioned stack side faces, and each of the second plate electrodes extending to at least the two stack side faces of the other of the two pairs of oppositely positioned stack side faces; a first face terminal extending along one of the two stack side faces to which the first plate electrodes extend, the first face terminal being in contact with the first plate electrodes; a second face terminal extending along the other of the two stack side faces to which the first plate electrodes extend, the second face terminal being in contact with the first plate electrodes; a third face terminal extending along one of the two stack side faces to which the second plate electrodes extend, the third face terminal being in contact with the second plate electrodes; and a fourth face terminal extending along the other of the two stack side faces to which the second plate electrodes extend, the fourth face terminal being in contact with the second plate electrodes; wherein the first and second face terminals are electrically and directly physically connected to the first base conductor and the third and fourth face terminals are electrically and directly physically connected to the second base conductor. physically and electrically spaced-apart first and second base conductors (164, 166), each of the first and second base conductors configured to be attached to a respective different external conductor of an external circuit; a capacitor stack having a plurality of first plate electrodes, a plurality of second plate electrodes, and a dielectric body supporting the first and second plate electrodes in spaced-apart positions, the capacitor stack having two stack end faces (154, 155) and four stack side faces (150, 151, 152, 153) including two pairs of oppositely positioned stack side faces (150, 151; and 152, 153), the two stack end faces extending between respective edges of the four stack side faces, the first and second plate electrodes of the respective pluralities of first and second plate electrodes extending in planes transverse to the four stack side faces, each of the first plate electrodes extending to at least the two stack side faces of one of the two pairs of oppositely positioned stack side faces, and each of the second plate electrodes extending to at least the two stack side faces of the other of the two pairs of oppositely positioned stack side faces; a first face terminal extending along one of the two stack side faces to which the first plate electrodes extend, the first face terminal being in contact with the first plate electrodes; a second face terminal extending along the other of the two stack side faces to which the first plate electrodes extend, the second face terminal being in contact with the first plate electrodes; a third face terminal extending along one of the two stack side faces to which the second plate electrodes extend, the third face terminal being in contact with the second plate electrodes; and a fourth face terminal extending along the other of the two stack side faces to which the second plate electrodes extend, the fourth face terminal being in contact with the second plate electrodes; wherein the first and second face terminals are electrically and directly physically connected to the first base conductor and the third and fourth face terminals are electrically and directly physically connected to the second base conductor.