Multilayer ceramic electronic component

A multilayer ceramic electronic component comprising:

• a plurality of multilayer ceramic electronic component bodies, each of the plurality of multilayer ceramic electronic component bodies including:
• a multilayer body including ceramic layers that are laminated, the multilayer body including a first principal surface and a second principal surface that are opposite to each other in a height direction, a first side surface and a second side surface that are opposite to each other in a width direction orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to the height direction, and a first end surface and a second end surface that are opposite to each other in a length direction orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to the height direction and the width direction,
• a first outer electrode provided on the first end surface, at least a portion of the first side surface, and at least a portion of the second side surface of the multilayer body, and
• a second outer electrode provided on the second end surface, at least a portion of the first side surface, and at least a portion of the second side surface of the multilayer body;
• a first metal terminal connected to the first outer electrodes of the multilayer ceramic electronic component bodies;
• and
• a second metal terminal connected to the second outer electrodes of the multilayer ceramic electronic component bodies;
• wherein
• a dimension t of each of the multilayer ceramic electronic component bodies in the height direction connecting the first principal surface and the second principal surface is less than a dimension w of each of the multilayer ceramic electronic component bodies in the width direction connecting the first side surface and the second side surface;
• each of the multilayer ceramic electronic component bodies is positioned with one of the first side surface and second side surface facing a mounting surface of a mounting substrate;
• the first metal terminal extends between the first outer electrodes of the multilayer ceramic electronic component bodies;
• the second metal terminal extends between the second outer electrodes of the multilayer ceramic electronic component bodies;
• and
• the plurality of multilayer ceramic electronic component bodies, the first outer electrodes, and the second outer electrodes of the plurality of multilayer ceramic electronic component bodies, at least a portion of the first metal terminal, and at least a portion of the second metal terminal are covered by a cover material.