graph paper

noun

: paper ruled for drawing graphs

Examples of graph paper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The forms in Neil Williams’s drawings on graph paper are geometric but filled in with colored pencil that yields heathered rather than saturated hues. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024 All students, and not only those with a disability, could benefit from using manipulatives to help visualize problems and graph paper to assist in lining up numbers. Jackie Mader, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2023 As much as a planner is about structure, there’s also plenty of flexible space, including 10 blank graph paper pages and eight blank fine bullet paper pages. Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2023 The steel looked like a piece of giant graph paper before it was entombed in the wet concrete. Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2023 It’s not done on graph paper or with traditional axes. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2023 This was certainly true of the computing revolution: Many people need training to use Word and Excel, but few would propose typewriters or graph paper as a better alternative. IEEE Spectrum, 10 Apr. 2023 People had graph paper, literally graph paper and their dictionary to work with, and maybe some crossword reference books that would be helpful. James Brown, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2023 Gallegos creates blank books made with either lined paper, dotted paper, graph paper or blank paper, all waiting to be filled according to the user. Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Nov. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of graph paper was in 1927

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“Graph paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graph%20paper. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

graph paper

noun
: paper ruled (as into small squares) for drawing graphs or making diagrams
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