stretched measure

stretched measure
1) the stretched length from inside corner to inside corner of the mesh of a net, i.e. the size of the holes, used to denote mesh size. Usually the average of 10 consecutive meshes is taken. May be measured when wet from inside the first knot but include the last knot
2) the size of a piece of netting when all the meshes are closed by stretching the net

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