Ko te tauhohe matū ka hua ake ina tahuna tētahi matū i te hau takiwā, i te hāora rānei. Ko te hāora te pūmatū hohe. Mā te māpura, mā tētahi puna wera rānei e tīmata ai te tauhohe ngingiha. Ko te pūngao moe o roto i ngā honohono matū o te mea e tahuna ana, ka tukuna hei pūngao pōkākā, hei pūngao aho, hei pūngao oro rānei.
The chemical reaction which results from burning a substance in the presence of air or oxygen. Oxygen is the chemical reactant. A spark or other source of heat is required to initiate a combustion reaction. The energy stored in the chemical bonds of the substance being burnt is released as heat energy, light energy or sound energy.