inspection
The act of examining something, often closely.
Noun 2 meanings
The act of examining something, often closely.
“Upon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a dolphin, not a shark!”
An organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed.
“The inspection fined the restaurant's owner because the kitchen was dirty.”
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.
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INSPECTION at a glance
INSPECTION has 10 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (I 1 + N 1 + S 1 + P 3 + E 1 + C 3 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 18 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,597 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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