inspection
pronunciation
How to pronounce inspection in British English:
UK [ɪnˈspekʃn]
How to pronounce inspection in American English:
US [ɪnˈspekʃn]
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- Noun:
- a formal or official examination
Word Origin
- inspection (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French inspeccion "inspection, examination" (13c.), from Latin inspectionem (nominative inspectio) "a looking into," noun of action from past participle stem of inspicere "look into, inspect, examine," from in- "into" (see in- (2)) + specere "to look" (see scope (n.1)).
Synonym
Example
- 1. Does all this type inspection eat up cpu cycles ?
- 2. What procedures do you have in package inspection ?
- 3. But on closer inspection that isn 't a thought .
- 4. It was given a satisfactory rating by ofsted during its last inspection .
- 5. Each inspection takes about four to five hours .