inspection Definition

inspect
verb inspected, inspecting

1. To look at or examine closely, often to find faults or mistakes.

Thesaurus: examine, scrutinize, look over, check, oversee, supervise, investigate, pursue.
2. To look at or examine (a body of soldiers, etc) officially or ceremonially.

Derivative: inspection
noun

A close examination
Thesaurus: examination, investigation, inquiry, inventory.

Etymology: 17c: from Latin inspicere, inspectum to look into.