Inspection
//ɪnˈspɛkʃən// noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of examining something, often closely. countable, uncountable
"Upon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a dolphin, not a shark!"
- 2 a formal or official examination wordnet
- 3 An organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed. countable, uncountable
"The inspection fined the restaurant's owner because the kitchen was dirty."
Example
More examples"I hope this makes it through baggage inspection."
Etymology
From Middle French, from Old French inspeccion, from Latin īnspectiō (“examination, inspection”), from the verb īnspiciō (“I inspect”), from speciō (“I look at”). By surface analysis, inspect + -ion.
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