bacon bacon /ˈbeɪkən/

noun

1. () Back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried  ( bacon )
   back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
    The sizzling bacon smelled delicious in the morning
   The sizzling bacon smelled delicious in the morning
   
   

 Bacon

1. English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)  ( 1st Baron Verulam , Bacon , Baron Verulam , Francis Bacon , Sir Francis Bacon , Viscount St. Albans )
   English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
   
   
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)  ( Bacon , Roger Bacon )
   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)