inspection
//ɪnˈspɛkʃən//
Forms
- Plural
- inspections
Definitions
1.The act of examining something, often closely.
- Upon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a dolphin, not a shark!
- Trap doors are provided at various places in the floor to facilitate inspection and maintenance of the diesel equipment.
- The NHRC conducted onsite inspections of Chienchen and Suao Fishing Harbors and held numerous seminars with industry, government, and academia representatives.
2.An organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed.
- The inspection fined the restaurant's owner because the kitchen was dirty.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4406
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
From Middle French, from Old French inspeccion, from Latin īnspectiō (“examination, inspection”), from the verb īnspiciō (“to inspect”), from speciō (“to look at”).
By surface analysis, inspect + -ion.