Why is water said to be “incompressible” when sound can travel through it? Doesn’t sound imply compressions and rarefactions?

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Why is water said to be “incompressible” when sound can travel through it? Doesn’t sound imply compressions and rarefactions?

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Yes, and water is compressible to a degree, as noted by it’s ability to conduct sound. So it is almost entirely, but not completely incompressible.

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