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Moog

British  
/ məʊɡ, muːɡ /

noun

  1. music a type of synthesizer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Moog

C20: named after Robert Moog (1934–2005), US engineer

Example Sentences

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He bought a Moog machine for himself and soon was applying his earlier music training to this new instrument, becoming an electronic-music producer and session player.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

The four defendants all admitted breaking into the Moog factory, near Wolverhampton, in August but argued that their actions were not unlawful.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

Yet Jones was quick to see the potential in new electronic instruments, and used a then-nascent Moog synthesizer to write his theme for 1967’s “Ironside.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2024

"Our hypothesis is that these bladder cells also protect against other plant diseases like downy mildew, a fungal disease which severely limits quinoa yields," says Max Moog.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2023

"All right if I let Manny the Moog go, Roy?"

From Nor Iron Bars a Cage.... by Garrett, Randall

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