different between examination vs surveillance

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French examinacion, from Latin ex?min?ti?.Morphologically examine +? -ation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???zæm??ne???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: ex?am?i?na?tion

Noun

examination (countable and uncountable, plural examinations)

1. The act of examining.
2. Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.
3. A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks.
4. Interrogation.

Derived terms

Related terms

• examine

Translations

Anagrams

• exanimation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French surveillance (“a watching over, overseeing, supervision”), from surveiller (“to watch, oversee”), from sur- (“over”) + veiller (“to watch”), from Middle French, from Old French veillier (“to stay awake”), from Latin vigil?re, present active infinitive of vigil? (“I am watchful”). More at vigilant.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /s???ve?.l?ns/

Noun

surveillance (countable and uncountable, plural surveillances)

1. Close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion.
2. Continuous monitoring of disease occurrence for example.
3. (military, espionage) Systematic observation of places and people by visual, aural, electronic, photographic or other means.
4. (law) In criminal law, an investigation process by which police gather evidence about crimes, or suspected crime, through continued observation of persons or places.

Derived terms

Related terms

• surveil

Translations

See also

• wiretapping
• shadowing
• tailing
• lookout (act)
• sousveillance

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French surveillance.

Pronunciation

Noun

surveillance f (plural surveillances)

1. stakeout

French

Etymology

From surveiller +? -ance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy?.v?.j??s/
• Rhymes: -??s

Noun

surveillance f (plural surveillances)

1. surveillance
2. supervision

Derived terms

• Comité de surveillance des activités de renseignement de sécurité

Descendants

• ? Dutch: surveillance
• ? English: surveillance

Further reading

• “surveillance” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).