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inspection

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Etymology

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From Middle French, from Old French inspeccion, from Latin īnspectiō (“examination, inspection”), from the verb īnspiciō (“I inspect”), from speciō (“I look at”). By surface analysis, inspect +‎ -ion.

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  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈspɛkʃən/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛkʃən

Noun

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inspection (countable and uncountable, plural inspections)

  1. The act of examining something, often closely.
    Upon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a dolphin, not a shark!
    • 1960 September, “Inter-city diesel units for the Hull-Liverpool service of the N.E.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 559–560:
      Trap doors are provided at various places in the floor to facilitate inspection and maintenance of the diesel equipment.
    • 2022 May, “2021 Annual Report of the Control Yuan”, in Control Yuan‎[1], →ISBN, archived from the original on 29 June 2022, page 41:
      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.

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French inspeccion, borrowed from Latin īnspectiōnem (“examination, inspection”), from the verb īnspectō (“to inspect”), from spectō (“to observe, to watch”), frequentative of speciō (“to look at”).

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Noun

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inspection f (plural inspections)

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

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