inspection

English

Alternative forms

• enspection
• inspexion (obsolete)

Etymology

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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Noun

inspection (plural inspections)

1. Act of examining something, often closely.

   Upon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a dolphin, not a shark!

2. Organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed.

   The inspection fined the restaurant's owner because the kitchen was dirty.

Synonyms

• examination
• scrutiny

Translations

the act of examining something, often closely

Catalan: inspecció (ca) f. Czech: prohlídka (cs) f., kontrola (cs) f. Dutch: onderzoek (nl) n., inspectie (nl) f. Esperanto: inspekto (eo) Finnish: tarkastus (fi), tarkastelu (fi), tutkiminen (fi), katsastus (fi)

French: inspection (fr) f. Greek: εξέταση (el) (exétasi) f. Italian: ispezione (it) f., controllo (it) m., esame (it) m. Romanian: inspecționare (ro) f., controlare (ro) f. Spanish: inspección (es) f.

organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed

Czech: inspekce (cs) f. Dutch: inspectie f., keuring f. Finnish: tarkastusvirasto (fi)

Greek: επιθεώρηση (el) (epitheórisi) f. Italian: ispezione (it) f.

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Spanish: inspección f.

Related terms

• inspect
• inspector

Anagrams

• cispontine, inceptions

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Etymology

From Latin inspectiō (“examination, inspection”), from the verb inspectō (“I inspect”), from spectō (“I observe, I watch”), frequentive of speciō (“I look at”).

Noun

inspection f. (plural inspections)

1. inspection (act of examining something, often closely)