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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


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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

He was an early adopter of every musical tool—including the Moog synthesizer—that he could get his hands on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

He and Mort Garson used the Moog to help create a moderate-sized hit album by the Zodiac, “Cosmic Sounds.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2024

Three years ago, a research group led by PhD student Max Moog and his supervisor Michael Palmgren began studying the epidermal bladder cells of quinoa plants in ways that had never been used before.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2023

"I never had the pleasure of seeing him before," said Manny the Moog, "but, on the other hand, I do not expect to forget his fat face between now and the next time we meet."

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

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