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Inspection vs Geoscopy - What's the difference?

inspection | geoscopy |

As nouns the difference between inspection and geoscopy

is that inspection is act of examining something, often closely while geoscopy is knowledge of the earth or soil, obtained by inspection.

inspection

English

Alternative forms

* enspection * (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Act of examining something, often closely.
  • Upon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a dolphin, not a shark!
  • Organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed.
  • The inspection fined the restaurant's owner because the kitchen was dirty.

    Synonyms

    * examination * scrutiny

    Anagrams

    * ----

    geoscopy

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Knowledge of the earth or soil, obtained by inspection.
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