graph paper

American  

noun

1. paper printed with a pattern of straight or curved lines, especially a grid of small squares, for plotting or drawing graphs and curves.

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graph paper British  

noun

1. paper printed with intersecting lines, usually horizontal and vertical and equally spaced, for drawing graphs, diagrams, etc

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Etymology

Origin of graph paper

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Alexander held several sheets of graph paper, all covered with drawings of triangles.

From Literature

I pulled out my graph paper and my French curves, which would help me draw curves of different radii.

From Literature

The steel looked like a piece of giant graph paper before it was entombed in the wet concrete.

From Seattle Times

In the steepest increase, the prices of the average package of graph paper listed on Amazon jumped from $9.37 last year to $11.69 this year.

From Washington Times

Before he installed the plants, he applied for a turf removal rebate from the city by scanning a sheet of graph paper into his computer and using Photoshop.

From Los Angeles Times