Inspan to Instantaneous
Inspan
(In*span") v. t. & i. [D. inspannen.] To yoke or harness, as oxen to a vehicle. [South Africa]
Inspect
(In*spect") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inspected; p. pr. & vb. n. Inspecting.] [L. inspectus, p. p. of
inspicere to inspect; pref. in- in + specere to look at, to view: cf. F. inspecter, fr. L. inspectare, freq. fr.
inspicere. See Spy.]
1. To look upon; to view closely and critically, esp. in order to ascertain quality or condition, to detect
errors, etc., to examine; to scrutinize; to investigate; as, to inspect conduct.
2. To view and examine officially, as troops, arms, goods offered, work done for the public, etc.; to oversee; to
superintend. Sir W. Temple.
Inspect
(In*spect"), n. [L. inspectus. See Inspect, v. t.] Inspection. [Obs.] Thomson.
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.
With narrow search, and with inspection deep,
Considered every creature.
Milton. 2. The act of overseeing; official examination or superintendence.
Trial by inspection (O. Eng. Law), a mode of trial in which the case was settled by the individual
observation and decision of the judge upon the testimony of his own senses, without the intervention
of a jury. Abbott.
Inspective
(In*spect"ive) a. [L. inspectivus.] Engaged in inspection; inspecting; involving inspection.
Inspector
(In*spect"or) n. [L.: cf. F. inspecteur.] One who inspects, views, or oversees; one to whom
the supervision of any work is committed; one who makes an official view or examination, as a military or
civil officer; a superintendent; a supervisor; an overseer.
Inspector general (Mil.), a staff officer of an army, whose duties are those of inspection, and embrace
everything relative to organization, recruiting, discharge, administration, accountability for money and
property, instruction, police, and discipline.
Inspectorate
(In*spect"or*ate) n. Inspectorship. [R.]
Inspectorial
(In`spec*to"ri*al) a. Of or pertaining to an inspector or to inspection. [R.]
Inspectorship
(In*spect"or*ship) n.
1. The office of an inspector.
2. The district embraced by an inspector's jurisdiction.
Inspectress
(In*spect"ress), n. A female inspector.
Insperse
(In*sperse") v. t. [L. inspersus, p. p. of inspergere to sprinkle upon; pref. in- in, on + spargere
to sprinkle.] To sprinkle; to scatter. [Obs.] Bailey.
Inspersion
(In*sper"sion) n. [L. inspersio.] The act of sprinkling. [Obs.] Chapman.
Inspeximus
(||In*spex"i*mus) n. [L., we have inspected.] The first word of ancient charters in England,
confirming a grant made by a former king; hence, a royal grant.
