graph paper

noun

: paper ruled for drawing graphs

Examples of graph paper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As the investigation continues, and Lee starts making diagrams on graph paper to predict the timing of the next killing, the stage is cleared for Nicolas Cage to make his grand entrance. Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 11 July 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for graph paper 

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Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

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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 27 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

graph paper

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