graph paper

noun

: paper ruled for drawing graphs

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The plan was already beginning to emerge on a sheet of Mylar graph paper—an oval, surrounded by arrows, with a handful of anomalous objects marked. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025 Imagine a piece of graph paper showing the price level rising along a two percent trend line from its current position. Scott Sumner, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2016 In addition to having a standard-yet-customizable graph paper grid, Fresco has perspective grids that constrain your line work and snap your objects to your choice of 1-, 2-, or 3-point perspective. PCMAG, 9 Oct. 2024 For instance, the lines on a piece of graph paper or the edges of door frames may look distorted.2 Another possible type of vision distortion is micropsia. Sarah Hudgens, Health, 11 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for graph paper

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 3 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

graph paper

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