inspectionnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ɪnˈspek.ʃən/us/ɪnˈspek.ʃən/C1 the act of looking at something carefully, or an official visit to a building or organization to check that everything is correct and legal:
Her passport seemed legitimate, but on closer inspection, it was found to have been altered.
She arrived to carry out/make a health and safety inspection of the building.
US and Australian English UK survey an examination of the structure of a building by a specially trained person
See also
survey
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- The customs officials made us go through the whole rigmarole of opening up our bags for inspection.
- A close inspection revealed minute cracks in the aircraft's fuselage and wings.
- A pitch inspection will determine whether or not the match will be played.
- There will be a full investigation into the cause of the crash.
- A routine inspection revealed several faults with the engine.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Analysing and evaluating
- analyse
- analyser
- analyst
- analytical
- analyze
- critical
- go through sth
- have the measure of sb/sth idiom
- inspect
- interpretive
- investigate
- measure
- proof
- set great, little, etc. store by sth idiom
- sift
- sit
- sit in judgment on/over sb idiom
- size sth/sb up
- store
- survey
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