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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 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

"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

One doll is placed in a permanent split, stretched across a Moog synthesizer.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2023

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

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

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