INSPECTION
Dictionary entry overview: What does inspection mean? • INSPECTION (noun)
The noun INSPECTION has 1 sense:
1. a formal or official examination
Familiarity information: INSPECTION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INSPECTION (noun)
Meaning:
A formal or official examination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
inspection; review
Context examples:
the platoon stood ready for review / we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator
Hypernyms ("inspection" is a kind of...):
examination; scrutiny (the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inspection"):
check; check-out procedure; checkout (the act of inspecting or verifying)
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