adj.
Visible,
conspicuous,
apparent to the
naked eye.
Of the 16 hits given to me by Google, one was a list of mining terms. "
Phaneritic" was given as a synonym, which is a word applied to any
igneous rock in which the individual components
are distinguishable with the unaided eye.
The other 15 hits were porn. I don't know why.
Latin roots:
macro-, "large," and
meritus, "merit, worth."
Sources:
David Grambs' The Endangered English Dictionary
www.russiantext.com/russian_library/library/ mining.signalbay/dmmrt696.html
www.extreme-hardcore-group-sex-pics.com/ baycuru/overweight-orgies.html