Meaning & Definition of Bacon in English
English⟶
Bacon
/bekən/
noun
1. Back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked
- Usually sliced thin and fried
synonym:
- bacon
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)
synonym:
- Bacon,
- Roger Bacon
3. English statesman and philosopher
- Precursor of british empiricism
- Advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
synonym:
- Bacon,
- Francis Bacon,
- Sir Francis Bacon,
- Baron Verulam,
- 1st Baron Verulam,
- Viscount St. Albans
Examples of using
I smell bacon.
Would you like bacon or sausage?
I smell bacon.