inspection
the act of inspecting or viewing, especially carefully or critically: an inspection of all luggage on the plane.
formal or official viewing or examination: an inspection of the troops.
Origin of inspection
1synonym study For inspection
Other words from inspection
- in·spec·tion·al, adjective
- pre·in·spec·tion, noun
- re·in·spec·tion, noun
- self-in·spec·tion, noun
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How to use inspection in a sentence
Self-inspection tends to concentrate the forces of the soul.
Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke | Edmund BurkeOur last resort with respect to things of the mind is, as I have said, that of careful self-inspection.
Illusions | James SullyWhilst still almost a boy, he writes down solemn resolutions, and practises himself in severe self-inspection.
Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) | Leslie StephenThat was a time which called for a startling and vivid contrast to lead minds into self-inspection.
The Lives of the Saints, Volume 1 (of 16) | Sabine Baring-GouldIt is a curious exemplification of what Shaftesbury has so fancifully described as “self-inspection.”
Calamities and Quarrels of Authors | Isaac Disraeli
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