What is "supertoroid"

n. (context mathematics English) Any of several surfaces related mathematically to a torus

In geometry and computer graphics, a supertoroid or supertorus is usually understood to be a family of doughnut-like surfaces (technically, a topological torus) whose shape is defined by mathematical formulas similar to those that define the superquadrics. The plural of "supertorus" is either supertori or supertoruses.

The family was described and named by Alan Barr in 1994.

Barr's supertoroids have been fairly popular in computer graphics as a convenient model for many objects, such as smooth frames for rectangular things. One quarter of a supertoroid can provide a smooth and seamless 90-degree joint between two superquadric cylinders. However, they are not algebraic surfaces (except in special cases).