Princeton's WordNet

1. inspection, review(noun)

   a formal or official examination

   "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. inspection(noun)ɪnˈspɛk ʃən

   the act of inspecting

   soldiers preparing for inspection of their barracks; health inspections in restaurants

Wiktionary

1. inspection(Noun)

   Act of examining something, often closely.

   Upon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a dolphin, not a shark!

2. inspection(Noun)

   Organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed.

   The inspection fined the restaurant's owner because the kitchen was dirty.

Origin: From inspectio, from the verb inspecto, from specto, frequentive of specio.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. inspection

   In arms control, physical process of determining compliance with arms control measures.

• inspeksieAfrikaans
• فَحْصArabic
• инспекцияBulgarian
• inspeçãoPortuguese (BR)
• kontrolaCzech
• die BesichtigungGerman
• undersøgelse; besigtigelseDanish
• επιθεώρηση, εξέτασηGreek
• inspecciónSpanish
• järelevaatusEstonian
• بازبینیFarsi
• tarkastusFinnish
• inspectionFrench
• פִּיקוּחHebrew
• निरीक्षणHindi
• inspekcijaCroatian
• megtekintés, szemrevételezés, megvizsgálásHungarian
• inspeksiIndonesian
• skoðun, rannsókn; (liðs)könnunIcelandic
• ispezioneItalian
• 検査Japanese
• 검사Korean
• apžiūrėjimas, inspektavimasLithuanian
• apskatīšana; aplūkošana; inspicēšanaLatvian
• pemeriksaanMalay
• onderzoek, inspectieDutch
• inspeksjon, ettersyn, kontrollNorwegian
• zbadanie, przeglądPolish
• بازبینیPersian
• كتنه، پلټنهPashto
• inspecçãoPortuguese
• inspecţie; trecere în revistăRomanian
• осмотрRussian
• kontrolaSlovak
• pregledSlovenian
• inspekcijaSerbian
• inspektionSwedish
• การตรวจจับThai
• teftiş etme, denetleme, incelemeTurkish
• 檢查，視察Chinese (Trad.)
• огляд; інспекціяUkrainian
• معائنہUrdu
• sự kiểm traVietnamese
• 检查，视察Chinese (Simp.)