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in‧spec‧tion S3
[uncountable and countable]
[uncountable and countable]1 an official visit to a building or organization to check that everything is satisfactory and that rules are being obeyed
tour of inspection (=an official visit to inspect something)
2 a careful examination of something to find out more about it or to check for anything wrong
for inspection Copies of the documents are available for inspection (=people can look at them) at local libraries.
Copies of the documents are available for inspection (=people can look at them) at local libraries. (on) close/closer inspection (=when looked at in detail) However, on closer inspection, a number of problems emerged. Close inspection of the plane's engines revealed several small defects.
However, on closer inspection, a number of problems emerged.Close inspection of the plane's engines revealed several small defects.