bacon meaning and definition

BACON noun

Definition of bacon (noun)

1. back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
2. English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292)
   • synonyms: Roger Bacon
3. English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
   • synonyms: 1st Baron Verulam, Baron Verulam, Francis Bacon, Sir Francis Bacon, Viscount St. Albans