Bacon - Definition
bacon
n 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) [syn: Bacon, Roger Bacon]
3: English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British
empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626) [syn:
Bacon, Francis Bacon, Sir Francis Bacon, Baron
Verulam, 1st Baron Verulam, Viscount St. Albans]