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inspection

3 syllables
noun
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As a noun, inspection means the act of examining something, often closely.

Meanings of inspection

3 meanings

noun

  1. The act of examining something, often closely.

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

  2. An organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed.

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

  3. A formal or official examination

    “the platoon stood ready for review”

    “we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator”

    Similar: review

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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noun: a formal or official examination
review

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