inspection

inspection: noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ careful, close, detailed, rigorous, thorough

▪ full

▪ brief, casual, cursory

▪ routine

▪ periodic (esp. AmE), regular

▪ annual, daily, etc.

▪ surprise

▪ a surprise inspection of the premises by the health inspector

▪ preliminary

▪ public

▪ The records are open to public inspection.

▪ independent

▪ international

▪ They have refused to allow international inspection of their nuclear facilities.

▪ manual, physical, visual

▪ safety

▪ medical

▪ school (esp. BrE)

▪ home (AmE) (= done before buying a house)

▪ The problem was not discovered during the home inspection.

▪ A standard home-inspection report summarizes the condition of the house.

▪ weapons

▪ the UN weapons inspection team

▪ on-site, site

▪ Following an on-site inspection, the surveyor prepared a written report on the property.

VERB + INSPECTION

▪ be available for, be open for, be open to, be subject to

▪ A company's accounting records must be open for inspection at all times.

▪ Nursing agencies are subject to inspection by the health authority.

▪ undergo

▪ All packages arriving at the building undergo an inspection.

▪ carry out, complete, conduct, make, perform

▪ The architect is carrying out a thorough inspection of the building.

▪ allow, permit

▪ prepare for

▪ pass

▪ The hotel passed its annual inspection.

▪ fail

▪ require

▪ The artwork requires close inspection by the viewer.

INSPECTION + VERB

▪ confirm sth, determine sth, reveal sth, show sth

▪ A brief inspection revealed it to be a fake.

▪ suggest sth

▪ take place

INSPECTION + NOUN

▪ tour, visit

▪ report

▪ procedure, process, regime (esp. BrE)

▪ team

▪ panel

PREPOSITION

▪ for inspection

▪ He held out the saucepan for inspection.

▪ on inspection, upon inspection

▪ The report seemed impressive at first, but on closer inspection there were several inaccuracies.

▪ inspection by

▪ an inspection of the troops by the commander-in-chief

PHRASES

▪ bear close inspection, bear inspection

▪ He knew that his motives would not bear close inspection (= would be revealed as bad if someone inspected them).

▪ closer inspection reveals sth, closer inspection shows sth

▪ a creature which closer inspection revealed to be a bat

▪ a tour of inspection (esp. BrE)

▪ Roman governors would normally go on a tour of inspection of their province.

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Synonyms:

Examination, scrutiny, investigation / Superintendence, supervision, oversight

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inspection — [ ɛ̃spɛksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1290; lat. inspectio 1 ♦ Vieilli Examen attentif. « une simple inspection de l esprit » (Descartes). 2 ♦ Examen attentif dans un but d enquête, de contrôle, de surveillance, de vérification; travail, fonction d inspecteur.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
inspection — in‧spec‧tion [ɪnˈspekʆn] noun [countable, uncountable] 1. a visit to a factory or other building to check that everything is satisfactory and all rules are being obeyed: • The factory has regular inspections by the Health and Safety Executive. 2 … Financial and business terms
inspection — in·spec·tion n: a careful and critical examination: as a: a buyer s examination of goods prior to payment or acceptance esp. in accordance with section 2 513 of the Uniform Commercial Code b: an examination of articles of commerce to determine… … Law dictionary
inspection — INSPECTION. s. f. Action par laquelle on regarde, on considere quelque chose. J ay connu par l inspection des pieces du procés. à la premiere inspection on connoist que cet acte est faux. l inspection du ciel; des astres. il luy predit par l… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Inspection — examination of a product design, product, service, process orplant, and determination of their conformity with specific requirements or, on the basis of professional judgment, general requirements (ISO/IEC 17020:1998). Источник … Словарь-справочник терминов нормативно-технической документации
Inspection — In*spec tion, n. [L. inspectio: cf. F. inspection.] 1. The act or process of inspecting or looking at carefully; a strict or prying examination; close or careful scrutiny; investigation. Spenser. [1913 Webster] With narrow search, and with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inspection — late 14c., from O.Fr. inspeccion inspection, examination (13c.), from L. inspectionem (nom. inspectio) a looking into, noun of action from pp. stem of inspicere look into, inspect, examine, from in into (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + specere to look… … Etymology dictionary
Inspection — (v. lat.), 1) das Besichtigen, so Inspectio ocularis, s. Besichtigung; 2) (Med.), Besichtigung eines Kranken, um aus seinem Äußeren auf innere Krankheitszustände zu schließen; 3) die Aufsicht; 4) ein Bezirk od. eine Anzahl von Anstalten, Personen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Inspection — Inspection, lat. deutsch, Beaufsichtigung, Prüfung; inspiciren, beaufsichten, prüfen; Inspicirung, die Vornahme des Actes; Inspector, der Aufseher, inspicirende Beamte, beim Kriegswesen ein höherer Offizier, welcher die Ausrüstung, Einübung,… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Inspection — См. Инспекция Термины атомной энергетики. Концерн Росэнергоатом, 2010 … Термины атомной энергетики
inspection — examination, scrutiny, scanning, audit (see under SCRUTINIZE vb) Analogous words: investigation, probe, inquest, *inquiry, inquisition, research: surveillance, *oversight, supervision … New Dictionary of Synonyms

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