Inspection Definition
ĭn-spĕkshən
inspections
noun
inspections
The act of inspecting.
American Heritage
Critical examination.
Webster's New World
Official examination or review, as of troops.
Webster's New World
A detailed examination of objects, such as goods or discovery materials, to determine qualities such as fitness, relevance, or consistency with a prior description.
Webster's New World Law
Act of examining something, often closely.
Upon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a dolphin, not a shark!
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Noun
Singular:
inspection
Plural:
inspectionsOrigin of Inspection
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From Middle French, from Old French inspeccion, from Latin inspectiō (“examination, inspection”), from the verb inspectō (“I inspect”), from spectō (“I observe, I watch”), frequentive of speciō (“I look at”).
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