To fob off, to shift off by an artifice; to put aside; to delude with a
trick."A conspiracy of bishops could prostrate and fob off the right of
the people." Milton.
Fo"cal (?), a. [Cf. F. focal. See Focus.] Belonging to,or concerning, a
focus; as, a focal point.
Focal distance, or length, of a lens or mirror (Opt.), the distance of
the focus from the surface of the lens or mirror, or more exactly, in
the case of a lens, from its optical center. --Focal distance of a
telescope, the distance of the image of an object from the object
glass.
Fo`cal*i*za"tion (?), n. The act of focalizing or bringing to a focus,
or the state of being focalized.
Fo"cal*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Focalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Focalizing (?).] To bring to a focus; to focus; to concentrate.
Light is focalized in the eye, sound in the ear.
De Quincey.
Foc"il*late (?), v. t. [L. focilatus, p. p. of focillare.] To nourish.
[Obs.] Blount.