inspection

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The act of examining something, often closely.

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

2. 2
   noun

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

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

3. 3
   noun

   a formal or official examination

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.