inspection
noun/ɪnˈspɛkʃən/
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.
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.1960 September 23, “Inter-city diesel units for the Hull-Liverpool service of the N.E.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 559–560:
1 more example
- The NHRC conducted onsite inspections of Chienchen and Suao Fishing Harbors and held numerous seminars with industry, government, and academia representatives.2022 May 23, “2021 Annual Report of the Control Yuan”, in Control Yuan, →ISBN, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2022, page 41:
2
An 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